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TIL Godzilla is a part of the Marvel Universe and has even interacted with The Avengers

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xVbY5 TIL when Weird Al Yankovic asked the publishers of The Kinks' Lola whether songwriter Ray Davies would allow its parody, Yoda, to be released, he got a negative response. However, when Yankovic met Davies five years later, Ray told him that he had never been asked and allowed Al to release Yoda.
8eXL4 TIL the original English voice actor to Daisy in the Mario series, Kate Fleming, passed away in a flash flood. Her partner, Charlene Strong, made a film For My Wife... in dedication to same-sex marriage equality and the challenges faced due to legal restrictions in processing Kate's passing.
jw1N TIL Oscar Winners in the past twenty years have thanked Harvey Weinstein 5 times more than God.
lPjG TIL That the full “Ignorance is bliss” quote by Thomas Gray is “Where ignorance is bliss, ‘tis folly to be wise”
jYyj TIL that comedian Doug Stanhope raised $125,000 for an athiest made homeless by a tornado just because he was sick of the overly-religious messages on CNN.