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TIL-Mel Blanc would visit a local Los Angeles hospital to visit children in the burn center and do cartoon voices at their bedside.

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nW5vr TIL Nearly 25,000 people a year set off up Mt Kilimanjaro, and 25 die. Many get head pain, nosebleeds and unexpected vomiting along with fatigue and shortness of breath. As it gets steeper and colder, climbers rest every 15 paces
R5r08 TIL that Pat Mastelotto of King Crimson played on drums on The Rembrandts song I'll be There for You AKA Friends theme.
wjJM TIL that Demi Moore is the same age as Rue McClanahan when she first started on Golden Girls.
4aW6 TIL, Today is the 150th anniversary of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to northern forces and the end of the American Civil War.
VMaW0 TIL that snapping shrimps (the family Alpheidae), which grow to only 3-5cm long, compete with sperm whales for title of loudest animal in the ocean. Their snaps are capable of stunning fish and breaking glass jars. In numbers, the shrimp can interfere with sonar and underwater communication.