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TIL Ringo Starr was reluctant to accept the role of the narrator on “Thomas & Friends” because he thought kids would be more interested in “dinosaurs with lasers.”

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xndD TIL Yao Ming’s conservation campaigns have led to a 50% reduction in the consumption of shark fin soup in China
vP5w7 TIL that Former US President JFK posed as Clark Kent to protect Superman's identity in a 1964 comic
loQgV TIL the sound mourning doves make while flying when startled is NOT a vocalization, but a "wing whistle" that is a natural alarm system to alert other birds to potential predators
lXlG TIL in the earlier versions of Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf has Little Red undress and get in bed with him, but she tricks the wolf into sparing her by saying she has to poop, thus needing to get out of bed.
KYZ6E TIL of the ancient law of General Acerage. If a ship carrying cargo needs to jettison some of its load to save the rest, that loss is to be shared proportionally among interest holders and the ship owner. First written into law in 800BC, it continues to be declared in maritime emergencies.