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TIL Ringo Starr and Harry Nilsson made a live action/animated movie in 1973 where they got sucked into an animated world, but no studio wanted to bankroll it

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jRBp TIL there’s an equivalent to Godwin’s Law for gun ownership debates called Markley’s Law: As an online discussion of gun owners’ rights grows longer, the probability of an ad hominem attack involving penis size approaches 1
G4y5 TIL that in 1978, Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen and held for ransom. His widow refused to pay ransom demands of £400,000 because “Charlie would have thought it ridiculous.” The body was found 11 weeks later.
kOyo4 TIL that while men only need 8mg of iron a day, women need about 18mg a day. This is to compensate for the amount of iron women lose during menstruation. About 1mg of iron is lost for each day of a women's period.
4Oa5 TIL there is a World Swastika Rehabilitation Day, where “the goal is to return the swastika’s true meaning of peace and harmony to this ancient symbol regretfully hijacked by the Nazis”
xGd0 TIL that giant Elan are domesticated and prefered over cattle as they are immune to many diseases and poisonous plants, have triple the milk fat and protein, and can thrive in harsh conditions.