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TIL that when Brooklyn Nine Nine started, Melissa Fumero and Stephanie Beatriz feared that one of them would eventually be fired as it was unusual at the time to cast two Latinas in main roles. As a result they tried to make their characters' appearances as distinct as possible.

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E1jA7 TIL that a small town in Michigan organizes betting each and every year on when a car will fall through lake ice. It's done for charity.
PWQL TIL that there is a massive “undergound river”, or aquifer that runs about 4 kilometers below the Amazon river for 6000 kilometers, following roughly the Amazon river’s flow. It eventually empties in the Atlantic Ocean deep below the surface. It was only discovered in 2011.
Yp5oW TIL Blackbeard is most famous for his legendary blockade of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. In 1718, Blackbeard entered Charleston Harbor in his ship known as Queen Anne's Revenge with three smaller ships. He proceeded to plunder five merchant ships entering or leaving the harbor.
YpZmG TIL that the rights to the original Captain Marvel have been owned by DC Comics since 1972. However, trademark conflicts with Marvel have resulted in DC marketing the hero under the name, "Shazam!"
8e8b4 TIL in 1997, Amy Tobey, an employee in charge of ball-park music at Fenway Park, played ‘Sweet Caroline’ during a Boston Red Sox game because someone she knew just had a baby named Caroline. It caught on with fans, and now many teams from different sports leagues play the song during home games.