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TIL Bryan Cranston voiced Lord Rama in a 1992 anime adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana

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7rJa7 TIL that the Ocean sunfish (in french we call it: moonfish) is one of the heaviest known bony fishes in the world, weighing up to a ton, for an average length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft).
p8YQN TIL about Operation Looking Glass - a 24-hour a day, continuously airborne command center capable of directing all of the United States' nuclear assets as backup, should SAC's ground facilities be destroyed. Taking turns, the airplanes stayed continuously staffed for 29 years.
kJvbg TIL about the de Havilland Mosquito, a WWII multirole aircraft unique for having wooden construction. Called the "Wooden Wonder," it was one of the fastest operational aircraft in the world.
GAJP5 TIL that until earlier this year it was legal for apartments in Austin, Texas to have no windows, and that landlords often didn't disclose this in advertisements
9w767 TIL the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.