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TIL that Toto the Dog from The Wizard of Oz was replaced with a cow in it's 1903 adaption, due to the difficulty of training animals for the stage.

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ZpWkQ TIL the Humor Research Lab thinks humor comes from “benign violations”: minor attacks on our physical, psychological, and cultural stability that we consider harmless.
DpKv TIL Bing Crosby’s recording of “White Christmas” was so popular that he had to re-record it in 1947 using the same musicians and backup singers in the 1942 original master because it had become damaged due to its frequent use
Y71yP TIL Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and former president of Walt Disney Animation Studios, who revolutionised 3D graphics, and developed the industry-standard method for animating curved surfaces, has the rare condition Aphantasia, i.e. complete inability to visualise mental images.
GAVDj TIL that the director McG filmed a music video for “Turning Japanese” starring/sung by Kirsten Dunst to be included in the Tate Modern art gallery.
N7Vb TIL that a survivor or the Hiroshima atomic bombing was introduced to the pilot of the Enola Gay on live television. Sad awkwardness ensues…