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TIL that American writer-producer Joe Bodolai (SNL and Kids In The Hall) moved to Canada in the 1970s to avoid being drafted for the Vietnam War.

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v1kvR TIL the main reason as of why the modernPpaper Mario series seem to avoid their classic rpg design from the first games is because Shigeru Miyamoto doesn't want the developers of the series to "stagnate" on the classic rpg mechanics.
loMkK TIL that Manhattan Project nuclear physicist Alvin Weinberg was fired from his job for continually advocating for a safer and less weaponizable nuclear reactor using Thorium, one that has no chance of a meltdown.
jMGE TIL of Heinz Drossel, a German Lieutentant during WWII that refused to join the Nazi Party. He came upon a woman on a bridge who attempted to jump as soon as she saw his uniform, as she was Jewish. He stopped her and assisted her in escaping to safety. After the war, he married her.
69o6w TIL that in 1934 former North Dakota governor William Langer declared independence, declared martial law, and barricaded himself in the governor's mansion following his conviction for defrauding the government. He was elected to the Senate 4 years later.
oBoYE TIL Tomatoes are botanically defined as fruits because they form from a flower and contain seeds. Still, they're most often utilized like a vegetable in cooking. In fact, the US Supreme Court ruled in 1893 that the tomato should be classified as a vegetable on the basis of its culinary applications