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TIL about invasive North American earth worms. All areas of North America that were covered in ice in the last ice age were devoid of worms before European colonization. If you've even encountered an earth worm north of the 45th parallel, it's almost guaranteed to be an Asian or European species.

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4X56N TIL In 1951, Mel Blanc (the voice of most Looney Tunes) accomplished what was then considered to be impossible, when he voiced both Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, doing impersonations of each other. According to voice actors, the impressions should have muddled, or the voices straddled one another.
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