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TIL Martin Landau had a brief career as a comic strip artist before going into acting.

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5YeXn TIL Wisconsin has an area with very sandy soil which is able to support a desert like environment including prickly pear cactus and a few species of lizard.
5YnAB TIL a convicted murderer was once granted a retrial after it was discovered that four members of the jury used a Ouija board to contact the victim before rendering their verdict.
JYbn4 TIL of the Battle of Empel, deemed a miracle in its time: stranded Spanish troops were surrounded by a Dutch fleet. After finding a painting representing Virgin Mary while digging trenches by a church, the river rapidly froze that night, allowing the Spanish to attack the Dutch and burn their ships.
eprXb TIL Keke Rosberg won the Formula One World Championship in 1982 despite winning only one race.
1aoGV TIL The term "goose" is properly used for a female bird, while "gander" refers specifically to a male. Young birds before fledging are called goslings. A group on the ground is a gaggle; when in flight, they are called a skein, a team, or a wedge; when flying close together, they are called a plump.