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TIL Clancy Brown, the voice of Mr. Krabs, was also The Kurgan in Highlander (1986).

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P1J4J TIL about Sikh Nation - the largest blood donation campaign run by Canadian Sikhs to commemorate the tragic loss of thousands of lives in India’s anti-Sikh genocide in 1984. It has saved more than 160,000 lives and spread to 27 communities across the country since it began in 1999.
baZZ TIL the costume worn by Star Trek’s Seven of Nine had to be modified after an error was made measuring the original. The bad fit cut off the blood supply from her carotid artery, causing her to pass out twice and require medical intervention. The costume was modified to stop it from happening again.
JYx41 TIL that an uprising occurred in Romania in 1974, after they ran out of "Columbo" episodes, Peter Falk (who played the titular character) was reached out to by their government, so that the movement would quell, and he informed the people that more episodes would get made
kxde TIL that the act of drinking tea in the UK was introduced in 1662 by a Portuguese queen
69dVm TIL that graying is a sign of active hair growth. Gray hair is also both thicker and faster growing than pigmented hair.