69R9X TIL during the making of Toy Story 2, a technical error nearly erased the entire film and all its assets, however an animator working remotely had a backup copy that rescued it. That animator, Galyn Susman, was laid off earlier this year.
woJoo TIL Ozzy Osbourne once accidentally texted Robert Plant while looking for his cat. Ozzy said "I can't find the cat" to which Plant confusingly responded "You can't find the cat...?".
R5v57 TIL about 55 Water Street, an office building in Lower Manhattan with 3.2 million sq ft. of office space owned by Retirement Systems of Alabama the pension fund for Government employees in Alabama.
W7v7Y TIL Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa designed Kazakhstan's new capital city of Astana with enormous pavilion space, hotels, and art venues. Even though the city has glitzy architecture and skyscrapers, the average resident only makes $450 a month
9wOYG TIL Abraham Lincoln grew his famous beard because a 7 year old girl told him "All the ladies like whiskers"
nWBeb TIL the largest biting mosquito in the US is Psorophora ciliata, or the "gallinipper", known for persistent biting and aggressiveness. They are found from Texas to New England. Large numbers of them spawn after flooding rains.
4k9X5 TIL Danny Devito made a deal with Quentin tarantino for his second film despite never having seen Reservoir Dogs. Danny said: "It was just about him. I liked the way he was talking about it. The guy was just so cool. It seemed simple to me.”
x6JVw TIL that D.W. from the Arthur TV series was always voiced by a male voice actor, because a female voice sounded too "nice" and "sweet" for her character.
5VWYp TIL Mi’kmaq used birch bark canoes or hollowed-out hemlock logs fitted with long wooden runners or “skates” to sprint over the ice and water to Prince Edward Island. The British copied this design in the 1800s for Royal Mail delivery
M7bea TIL North Korea exported 1,680 tonnes – or about 135 double decker buses worth – of false eyelashes, beards and wigs
j68Na TIL that the human wave at sporting events moves at a speed of 20 seats per second
0d7wL TIL the longest lasting bubble lasted for 465 days