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ANMVg TIL the last character Mel Blanc (voice of Yosemite Sam, Sylvester, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, etc.) voiced was Mr. Spacely on Jetsons: The Movie (1990). Blanc died a year before it released.
GAm4N TIL prior to Pope Francis in 2013, the last pope to choose a unique name without a regnal number was Pope Lando, who was pope from September 913 to March 914.
J1n5V TIL about Marcus Schrenker, a financial advisor who tried faking his own death after being caught stealing millions off his clients. He was caught three days later.
nelgW TIL a Chinese method of popcorn-making involves heating kernels in a large cast-iron canister that is then sealed with a heavy lid and turned over a fire rotisserie-style. When the canister is removed from the fire, the seal is released and, with a huge sonic boom, all the kernels explode at once.
KYAv9 TIL that at a party celebrating his candidacy for mayor of New York, author Norman Mailer stabbed his wife twice, nearly killing her. She did not press charges.