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TIL that the voice for Bambi, Donnie Dunagan, became a Marine and retired as a Major.

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D15XJ TIL In 1948, a man pinned under a tractor used his pocketknife to scratch the words "In case I die in this mess I leave all to the wife. Cecil Geo Harris" onto the fender. He did die and the message was accepted in court. It has served as a precedent ever since for cases of holographic wills.
LQl6Q TIL Microsoft didn't develop MS-DOS, but bought it off a programmer named Timothy Paterson in 1981.
YOAd TIL mirrors reflect slightly more green light than other colors, which causes a “mirror tunnel” (such as two mirrors facing each other) to appear greener further down the tunnel.
Bpky TIL That while the Westboro Baptist Church surrounded and protested a military funeral for a homosexual man, the KKK surrounded them and protested against the Westboro Church.
gMx77 TIL A bizarre incident involving a fictitious write-in candidacy occurred in the small town of Picoazá, Ecuador in 1967. A company ran a series of campaign-themed advertisements for a foot powder called Pulvapies. Pulvapies ended up receiving the most votes in the election