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TIL Scooby Doo's full name is Scoobert Doobert Doo II

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W7VBL TIL that using 'Vale' instead of 'RIP' for obituaries is unique to Australia. This is quite common in Australia, and is frequently seen in the media. Vale is Latin for farewell and is considered a non-religious version of RIP.
j6P6R TIL the Law and Order "chungt chungt" sound includes samples of hundreds of Japanese men thumping their feet on a wooden floor- and its creator makes money every time it's played
1anyP TIL about Martin Couney who ran a sideshow on Coney Island full of incubators to save premie babies. He is credited with saving over 6000 babies in the decades he ran the exhibit.
9YXXQ TIL that during peak growing season for the Midwest US corn belt, the region undergoes more photosynthesis activity than anywhere else on the planet-- with levels up to 40% greater than observed in the Amazon.
9YQKG TIL Developers of Spyro 3 delayed piracy by two months by hiding confusing code that would break the game in ways like randomly changing the language or removing collectibles if a crack was detected. The cracking group that finally succeeded thanked them for the unique challenge.