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TIL Samwise's (Sean Astin) dad is Gomez Addams (John Astin)

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VDap TIL the official name for Greece is the ‘Hellenic Republic’
4kkVb TIL that Queen Elizabeth II had two severely disabled first cousins who were publicly pronounced dead in 1940 and 1961 respectively, but actually lived in a care home with no visits or support from the royal family until their actual deaths in 1986 and 2014.
16J64 TIL that when creating Finding Nemo, Pixar decided to show off the ocean they had created by pitting it against live-action footage of a real ocean. It was so realistic that nobody could tell the difference, so they made the ocean a more cartoonish blue to blend in with the animated fish.
GAyO4 TIL that out of the most common 75 fruits, the relatively healthiest fruit are raspberries, whilst the least healthy are persimmons.
OojAe TIL that Baylisascaris or "Raccoon Roundworm" can infected humans and other mammals through ingestion of Raccoon feces. The larvae migrate to the brains and eyes and cause damage making the organism easier prey for the raccoon.