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TIL there’s a website that catalogs people with different accents reading the same story in English… and you can access them for free!

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VRk TIL that Ook, the owl that played Hedwig, was the first actor cast in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
8eyOZ TIL on Feb. 6 1897 the Indiana state legislature passed a law making Pi = 3.2
Ry66 TIL of the Behistun Inscription. Much like the Rosetta Stone, which was crucial in deciphering hieroglyphics, the Behistun is a multilingual inscription that was the key to decoding cuneiform. It told the story of King Darius’ struggle for power as well as his conquests in Mesopotamia and Persia.
ZpYj4 TIL orcas are a part of the dolphin family
obKK TIL of Maurice Wilson, who in 1934 died in an attempt to climb Mount Everest by flying halfway around the world, crash-landing on the mountain, and then walking to the summit despite having no experience in either mountaineering or aviation.