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TIL that Linda Ronstadt and Frank Zappa were featured together in a razor commercial for Remington; "cleans you, thrills you ... may even keep you from getting busted"-

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OovJ6 TIL that in 2008 was discovered the Sputnik virophage, a virus that infects other viruses, the first known case of hyperparasitodoism between viruses.
jjQj TIL Arnold from “Hey Arnold!” had 4 different voice actors throughout the series
40ww TIL 60% of Earth’s lakes are in Canada.
9Ymxr TIL that a "loose cannon" is an apt name for something out of control: when an 8000 pound cannon came loose from a mooring on a ship, it could wreak terror on the crew as it wiped out anything or person in its path and destroyed the ship's walls
aXx0 TIL that in World War II, rationing laws prohibited the sale of freshly-baked bread because “the tastiness of just-baked bread is likely to encourage people to eat it immoderately”. Bread had to be at least 24 hours old before it was sold.