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TIL Moana was the best-selling movie of 2017; it sold 4.4 million units and made a revenue of $116.3 million from home video sales.

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oBd5R TIL that 21 USC §331(b), 333, 343 & 21 CFR §150.160(b)(2) make it a federal crime to sell jam made from a combination of more than five fruits.
Z8gov TIL that Disney traded ABC sportscaster Al Michaels from ESPN to NBC in exchange for the rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, so the latter could appear in the game Epic Mickey. In an interview, Michaels commented "I'm going to be a trivia answer someday."
m1ZQx TIL there is a Mount Kennedy in Canada, named after the president JFK a year after his assassination. Canada selected it because it was close to the US-Canada border and it serves as a symbol of the two nations' friendship.
DXAP TIL that Frank Sinatra once drunkenly tipped a valet $200, asking him if that was the biggest tip he ever received. When the valet responded “no” Sinatra asked him who had tipped him more. The valet responded “why you did, Mr. Sinatra. Last week!”
rNGXw TIL that a 70 year old man tried to robbed a bank so he could get into jail to avoid his wife. The judge promtly sentenced him to 6 months house arrest