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TIL that the lead artist of Disney’s “Bambi” was a Chinese immigrant named Tyrus Wong. He is nearly 106 years old.

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R7Gvj TIL Senegal and other African countries are building a wall of trees across the width of Africa to stop the advancement of the Saharan desert.
m1jPP TIL John Patrick Hannan escaped from prison in 1955 by scaling the walls with knotted sheets just 30 days into a 21-month sentence for car theft and assaulting two officers. As of 2023, he had proceeded to evade capture and holds the world record for longest escape from custody.
Z8O14 TIL that in Feb 2009, the Submarines 'HMS Vangaurd' and 'Le Troimphant' collided in the Atlantic Ocean as neither saw the other on aproach. Both submarines had nuclear weapons on board.
LkP6m TIL that your voice can change during different phases of the menstrual cycle due to the link between hormone levels and vocal cord functions.
OEOa TIL After the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011,more than 200 Japanese pensioners, all over 60, volunteered to tackle the nuclear crisis. The organizer said “Even if I were exposed to radiation, cancer could take 20 or 30 years or longer to develop. I probably have 13 to 15 years left to live.”