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TIL Mary Gibbs (voice of Boo in Monsters INC) was too young to sit to record her lines so they followed her around with a mic.

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5YGln TIL that there was a short-lived republic called the Great Republic of Rough and Ready, only created because of the citizens not wanting to pay mining taxes, but voted to rejoin the US on July 4th/ Independence Day.
EgJdx TIL that rats are not allowed to settle in Alberta - Canada by the Government of Alberta. They have an active Rat Control Program to protect against rat invasions of their territory.
GbDE TIL a sub-generation exists called the “Oregon Trail Generation”, and consists of people born in the late ‘70s and early '80s.
KO7d9 TIL the actual definition of an "Influencer" is not one who influences life choices, but rather they influence their subscribers to buy a product, i.e. product placement for brand recognition.
XE61R TIL October is warmer than June in Ponta Delgada in the Azores—and January has never seen a freeze, despite being the same latitude as Maryland. The highest temperature ever recorded there was 83.8 F (28.8 C).