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TIL that the singer of “Be Prepared” from The Lion King is in dispute. While credited to Jeremy Irons, Jim Cummings (voice of Ed the Hyena) has variously claimed that he sang all or part of the song. Some have noted a slight shift in the vocals of the final verse.

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nWB4b TIL from 1970 to 2015, The Sun published a picture of a topless female model on its page 3
LQ54p TIL the Phantom time Conspiracy theory claims the time period AD 614 to 911 never existed. The Theory claims these extra 300 years of History were fabricated in the middle ages to legitimise Otto's claim over the Holy Roman Empire. According to the theory we should be living in the year 1726.
GY41E TIL that many snow globes are made with antifreeze in the globe to help slow down fake snowflake particles while they float.
Zem4 TIL there is a 5 minute survey that predicts suicide risk in the person polled with a ~66% accuracy for 6 future weeks. It is called the “Hopelessness Scale”… and is exclusively available for around $60 from Pearson, a text book company that hyper-aggressively defends the survey’s copyright.
M7R5A TIL about the least weasel, the smallest member of the genus Mustela. Relative to body size, the weasel has a stronger bite force than a lion, tiger, hyena, or even a bear. Though it happens rarely, least weasels are capable of killing prey far larger than themselves.