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TIL Fox News is Banned From Canada – Canadian Law Forbids Lying On Broadcast News

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l76vG TIL that gym mirrors are built differently than regular mirrors (ie home mirrors) to inspire confidence and improve own sense of body image
MeVrA TIL of RAF pilot John Cruickshank who was shot 72 times and still managed to sink a U-boat with his flying boat. With his navigator dead and him slipping in and out of consciousness, he flew his plane back for 5.5 hours, waiting for an hour for the sea to calm down before landing.
mPDO TIL that there’s a Russian “platypus”, the Desman is nearly blind, aquatic and looks like a cross between an anteater, a mole and a river rat.
R7w4a TIL I learned that the classic Mahna Mahna song from the muppets came from an Italian Softcore porno.
97n6 TIL that John Hughes wrote Ferris Bueller’s Day Off in less than a week and went on to shoot the film on what was essentially his first draft of the script.