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TIL Famed voice actor Frank Welker (Optimus Prime, et al.) was credited with "Parrot Sounds (voice)" in the 1999 shark movie Deep Blue Sea.

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nO5d TIL: “Go fever” is a term used by NASA to describe a few of their major disasters (Apollo 1/Challenger/Columbia). It describes a culture that develops when costs have mounted, and dissent is suppressed or ignored (due to group members not wanting to be seen as committed to the team’s progress).
7aEP TIL Martin Van Buren (b. 1782) was the first president born a US citizen
p1Z8 TIL the surface area of Minecraft’s overworld (on the PC version) is approximately 9,258,235 times larger than that of the earth.
Oy1g TIL that on this date in 1967 The Monkees began a North American tour. Their opening act was The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
m1ENx TIL that panthers aren't actually a species of big cat, but just a term for a black jaguar or leopard