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TIL that instead of saying "once upon a time," Korean fantasies usually begin with "back when tigers used to smoke".

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DPZV TIL that Gary Busey once got into a fistfight when asked to perform a scene set in Heaven, because it didn’t match his recollection of the afterlife he experienced during a near-death experience.
9YOAG TIL: The Pronunciation of Matt Groening's Name is "Gray-ning." I have always heard and pronounced it as "Grow-ning," but then I was watching an interview with Phil LaMarr, and he pronounced it "Gray-ning." I looked it up, and sure enough, that's how it's pronounced.
EYkP TIL The company “Internet Eyes” provides live stream CCTV footage from stores in England so its online users can report shop-lifting for cash reward.
ZNw4 TIL that in 2013, Wallace Hartley’s violin was confirmed found in a British man’s attic and was eventually sold at an auction for $1.7 million. Hartley is famous for leading the eight member band as the Titanic sank on 15 April 1912.
XEjKj TIL the platypus is the only mammal that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young. It is also one of the few species of venomous mammals, as the male platypus has a spur on the hind foot that delivers a venom capable of causing severe pain to humans.