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TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t allowed to dub over his own voice in the German version of Terminator, because his Austrian accent “wasn’t tough enough”

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oRB6o TIL Australia has 2 active volcanoes on Heard & McDonald Islands, one of the remotest places on earth. It is very cold, mostly barren, erupts frequently and has many wrecks around it. It has 71 species of fungi and was recently involved in legal proceedings between two entities (Australia & the UK).
ZpDZ4 TIL the longest conflict in history was the Iberian Reconquista. The struggle between Christians and Muslims in the European peninsula took almost 800 years to resolve.
LQ5Qm TIL that 90% of video game sales in 2022 were digital.
EgWZx TIL that every living former President of the South Korea has served, or is currently serving, a prison sentence.
vP6QD TIL that Abraham Lincoln's supporters called themselves 'Wide Awakes'