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TIL Alan Menken, composer responsible for "Disney Renaissance" soundtracks like Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, etc. wrote a song exclusively for the Japanese Disney-Sea ride "Sinbad's Storybook Adventure" and it's only ever been officially released in Japanese.

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yQ68v TIL about "Pele's tears" and "Pele's hair" which are named after the Hawaiian fire goddess of volcanoes, Pele. Pele's tears are small pieces of solidified lava drops, whereas Pele's hair is thin strands of volcanic glass. Pele's tears are often found on one end of a strand of Pele's hair.
69QZJ TIL, that Jimmy Carter's father, whipped the young Jimmy Carter for stealing a penny out of a Church Collection plate. He later remarked that it was the last money he ever stole.
yVbrJ TIL in 1900 William Schmidt, a gold miner, began hand-digging a half-mile tunnel in the Mojave Desert to transport ore for processing. After 20 years the ore could easily be transported on a new road, but Schmidt spent another two decades years finishing the tunnel, which was never used.
5Yjpn TIL baseball announcer Phil Rizzuto publicly maintained he was tricked by Meatloaf when he recorded "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and did not know the song was about sex. But Meatloaf states Rizzuto did know the truth, but felt like he had to deny it after being confronted by his parish priest.
Wkw4X TIL that male Billy Goats smell so bad because they urinate on their own head, beard, and front legs to smell more attractive to females during their mating season