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TIL Actor Lionel Royce, dismissed in Nazi Germany for being Jewish, retreated to the Alps, grew a beard, and dyed his hair with hydrogen peroxide. he returned to stage as a "self-thought peasant actor" and was praised by the Nazi as proof of Aryan superiority

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ZpeK4 TIL that the phrase “Siamese Twins” originated with Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam born in 1811 who widely exhibited themselves throughout Europe and the United States. They became rich, settled in North Carolina, married two sisters, had 21 children, and owned slaves.
d48E TIL that the part of “Jackie” on “That 70s Show” asked for an 18 year old girl. Mila Kunis, being 14, said she would be 18 on her birthday without specifying which birthday and won the part.
BrAKD Today I Learned that 3-toed sloths and 2-toed sloths aren't closely related to each other, and each group evolved the tree-hanging lifestyle independently, an example of convergent evolution.
glBW TIL that in Quebec, Canada, KFC is called PFK (‘Poulet Frit Kentucky’ - French for 'Kentucky Fried Chicken’), whereas in France it is still called KFC.
4Xjao TIL that the powder you see when you touch a moth is actually tiny scales, like on a fish or lizard. These scales give butterflies and moths their scientific name Lepidoptera (from the Greek Lepido = scale, and ptera = wing).