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TIL Bill Pullman drew inspiration from Bobby Kennedy for his famous speech as President Whitmore in "Independence Day"

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XErYR TIL Indians are relearning Sanskrit and reviving the ancient language, with 10,000 new speakers in 2010 alone
jNprE TIL of a Fake Shemp, a disguised actor that is meant to replace another actor in a film. It's named after Joe Palma standing in for Shemp Howard in the last four Three Stooges shorts after Howard's death.
NXr5Q TIL there are only 25 blimps left in the world.
l7JOV TIL that every employee at the Hanford Engineer Works in Richland, WA donated one day's worth of their pay to purchase a B-17 bomber, as their contribution to the WW2 effort. The plane was christened 'Day's Pay' and flew over 60 missions in Germany
LQOxQ TIL Dogs prioritise the smell of humans over everything, according to an MRI of their brains, and view their owners as members of their family.