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TIL Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge Simpson, is 70 years old

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wLMAP TIL Gundam Factory Yokohama is constructing an 18-meter-tall, 25-ton Gundam robot. The plan is for the robot to have a steel frame and carbon resin exterior and be powered by electric actuators, achieving “Gundam-like movement”
R7pB4 TIL about “mad honey,” a honey made by bees gathering pollen from rhododendrons. “To put it mildly, just one spoonful can get you as effed up as a football bat” -
gmE9 TIL the longest interstate highway is I-90 from Boston to Seattle. It’s 3101.13 miles (4990.78 km) long.
KXBB TIL of a British marine who threw himself on an enemy grenade, walked away with a nosebleed and got himself the George Cross
JYXOv TIL U-2 Spy planes requires chase cars that can accelerate 0-100mph in a short period of time at both landing and take-off.