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TIL the sample used as the iconic intro and riff of Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode” was recorded by the guy who plays Dr. “Ducky” Mallard on NCIS.

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696mJ TIL Musician Neil Young owns a custom 1959 Lincoln Continental modified into a hybrid electric car, named “LincVolt”.
a8Bj9 TIL the typical UFO/UAP being reported by the US military according to the Pentagon UFO Office is a White, Silver or Translucent Orb around 1-4 meters in size typically traveling between stationary or Mach 2 speeds with no thermal exhaust detected at 10k - 30k in altitude since 1996.
kb5W TIL organ transplant networks have started using a pairing algorithm to find kidney donation pairs and chains for willing but incompatible matches to swap donors resulting in a 50% increase in compatible matches
Eg0Dd TIL that in Taiwan the number of pets nears that of children under 14, and is expected to surpass that of children before 2027
QDZa TiL Microsoft had originally approached Encyclopædia Britannica, but it declined, believing its print media sales would be hurt; however, the Benton Foundation was forced to sell Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. at below book value in 1996 when the print sales could no longer compete with Encarta .