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TIL Wolverine was nearly called The Badger

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P1ApV TIL there are 3 species of frogs in the mini genus called mini ature, mini mum, and mini scule
GgDJ TIL that in Moscow, ballerinas and circus acrobats, armed with grenades and pistols, were ordered to assassinate German generals if they attempted to organise concerts and other celebrations upon taking the city.
0wMYj TIL about "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs". It is one of the most controversial cartoons in Warner Brothers history, being one of the Censored Eleven. Because of its unflattering and stereotypical use of darky iconography, the cartoon has been rarely seen on television since its production in 1943.
WkEmB Today I learned of Hurdy-Gurdy, a medieval stringed instrument that produces sound by a hand crank-turned, rosined wheel rubbing against the strings.
RLP7 TIL When Alan Shepard was asked what he thought about as he sat atop the Redstone rocket, waiting for liftoff, he had replied, “The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder.”