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TIL that Mel Blanc voiced all of the characters of Looney Tunes except for one–Elmer Fudd–though he eventually voiced that character, too

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7b8x TIL Finland was the first country in the world to offer a master’s degree in futures studies, and its government is required by law to produce an official review of the future every four years.

ZXeD TIL That Heath Ledger asked Christian Bale to actually beat him for the interrogation scene in the Dark Knight

P1L0O TIL that only 26% of people, who are "salt sensitive," need to watch their salt intake. Excess salt intake does not have a large effect on blood pressure for the rest of the population.

4v9X TIL that there is such a thing as a “sound laser”; a device that projects sound in a straight line. For example, you could play a song to your friend across the room and have only him hear it.

wLQK6 TIL The gas bags inside hydrogen airships of the 1930s were made from the outer layer of a cow’s intestines. Joined together when wet, the living tissues grow together, creating an impermeable bond. The gas bags of the Graf Zeppelin were made from the guts of around half a million cows.