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TIL Kim Jong Il's birth name was Yuri Irsenovich Kim

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lod5B TIL Owen Wilson has said "wow" in 27 different movies. Since he has appeared in 52 released films, Wilson statistically says "wow" in 51.9 percent of his movies. In these 27 movies, Wilson says "wow" a total of 81 times.
jNNNX TIL of Grizzly Bear #122 of Banff National Park - he is the largest bear in the area, has eaten a couple black bears, has fathered 5 cubs, and was hit by a train and lived.
kJjYd TIL Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers. Playing the music video "Rhythm Nation" on one laptop even caused a laptop sitting nearby to crash. It turns out that the song contained one of the natural resonant frequencies for the model of 5400 rpm laptop hard drives.
b94y0 Til: Bidet's use less water the toilets and toilet paper.
LkPPP TIL: Photos of an old stone cottage built between two gigantic boulders --images dismissed as a Photoshopped internet hoax shortly after appearing-- actually depict a real structure. The Boulder House stands at coords 41.488176, -8.067814