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TIL that comedian Gilbert Gottfried's sister, Arlene Gottfried, was a famed New York City street photographer with multiple acclaimed books and photo essays.

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o8MK TIL that beer hops contain “Hop Beta Acids” that research has shown to kill varroa mites, a parasite killing off honey bee colonies, without any affect on bees. The research has been so promising that the EPA has approved its use without further testing, due to the long history of hops in brewing.
jWZn TIL that the muscular fish found frequently in Spongebob is actually supposed to be a goldfish…and is named Frank.
vPLAK TIL that Karen Dotrice, who portrayed Jane in Disney's Mary Poppins, didn't see the film in its entirety until 2013, almost fifty years after its original release. She didn't watch the full 140-minute film at its 1964 premiere because she had to leave early for school the following morning.
neODY TIL the bluefin tuna is one of the fastest accelerating fish reaching a maximum of 3.27 G, or approximately 32 ms^-2. It would reach a speed of 144 mph if the tuna did it for 2 seconds. That's faster than any car. The bluefin tuna's top speed is roughly 44 mph.
78mwp TIL there was a Japanese troop transport ship called Montreal Maru and it was sunk during the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the only campaign of WW2 fought on North American soil