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TIL that in Avatar: The Last Airbender, "The Boulder" was voiced by WWE Legend Mick Foley, after they were unable to get The Rock, who the "The Boulder" was based on.

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wLZX7 TIL before Japan surrendered to end WW2, the US armed forces ordered over 1 million Purple Heart medals in anticipation of a difficult land invasion. That stock is still being used today.
W7Jjo TIL A man staged his own kidnapping from his home in front of his terrified wife by two masked men with guns just to go out drinking with his friends without his wife knowing. He returned home two days later and claimed that his captors released him.
O4Be TIL A baboon was employed by the railroad as a signalman. He never once made a mistake and worked for the railroad until his death.
BgZ5y TIL that in 1916 during the Eater Rising in Dublin the opposing sides of the Irish Citizen Army and the British forces would cease firing every day to allow Park keeper James Kearney to feed the ducks.
Y6Mx TIL Queen Victoria was prescribed cannabis for her menstrual cramps