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TIL Patrick Stewart considered his work on The Simpsons (where he voiced the leader of the Stonecutters secret society) and Sesame Street (where he was in a skit praising the letter B) the “most distinguished” work he did in the US.

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By: /u/wimpykidfan37

4 November 2026 at 19:08

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TIL that the legendary zombie movie director George Romero had his first filmmaking job in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Fred Rogers later privately complimented Romero for his horror movie career, and called Dawn of the Dead "a lot of fun".

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By: /u/PeasantLich

4 November 2026 at 16:32

TIL that the legendary zombie movie director George Romero had his first filmmaking job in Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. Fred Rogers later privately complimented Romero for his horror movie career, and called Dawn of the Dead "a lot of fun".

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TIL There's a golden statue of Buddha in Thailand weighing 5.5 metric tonnes. For nearly 200 years, it was covered with stucco and coloured glass to conceal its value. It remained that way until 1955 during relocation when the plaster was accidentally chipped, revealing the gold underneath.

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By: /u/AetheriaNox

3 November 2026 at 16:43

TIL There's a golden statue of Buddha in Thailand weighing 5.5 metric tonnes. For nearly 200 years, it was covered with stucco and coloured glass to conceal its value. It remained that way until 1955 during relocation when the plaster was accidentally chipped, revealing the gold underneath.

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TIL Google pays Mozilla roughly $400 – 500 million USD a year to be Firefox’s default search engine, a deal that makes up over 80% of Mozilla’s revenue and that its executives have testified Firefox might not survive without.

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By: /u/Sorry_Sorry_Im_Sorry

2 November 2026 at 22:04

TIL Google pays Mozilla roughly $400 – 500 million USD a year to be Firefox’s default search engine, a deal that makes up over 80% of Mozilla’s revenue and that its executives have testified Firefox might not survive without.

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TIL a woman in England was refused drive-through service due to being on horseback, determined, she went inside, where her horse proceeded to defecate.

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2 November 2026 at 11:07

TIL a woman in England was refused drive-through service due to being on horseback, determined, she went inside, where her horse proceeded to defecate.

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TIL that sailors used to pour oil into the ocean during storms to calm the waves, and ships were required to carry "storm oil" for this purpose until the late 20th century.

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By: /u/St_Gregory_Nazianzus

1 November 2026 at 20:09

TIL that sailors used to pour oil into the ocean during storms to calm the waves, and ships were required to carry "storm oil" for this purpose until the late 20th century.

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TIL that Patrick Stewart and his wife were married in a Mexican restaurant by Ian McKellen.

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By: /u/ODaferio

31 October 2026 at 11:15

TIL that Patrick Stewart and his wife were married in a Mexican restaurant by Ian McKellen.

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