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TIL that L. Frank Baum wrote not one, but thirteen sequels to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Because of letter sent by fans for more books, Baum wrote a new Oz book almost every year until his death.

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PZke TIL that Lolita, the killer whale, has been kept in Miami Seaquarium since 1970. The orca is 20 ft long, and her tank measures 60 by 80 ft by 20 ft deep. Her only company for 10 years was Hugo, who died after a brain aneurysm caused by repeatedly banging his head on the tank windows.
Lkaxr TIL Hans Zimmer wanted to use a pipe organ while making the Interstellar soundtrack because it only makes a note with air, making you feel human presence in every sound. Which was very important to keeping the film about not just the space that they were looking at but the people within that space.
Q5gL TIL that the music played by the cantina band in Return of the Jedi was called “Jizz,” and the players were called “Jizz Wailers.” One of the instruments is called a “Jizz Box.”
6EeAY TIL of a horse named Sergeant Reckless, who was purchased by the Marines as a pack horse in a division where she would sleep on cold nights, and was known for her willingness to eat nearly anything, including scrambled eggs, beer, Coca-Cola and, once, about $30 worth of poker chips
LQvA9 TIL that the assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Gavrilo Princip, who set off the chain of events in the July Crisis and eventually the outbreak of WWI, and some of his accomplices, is buried at a mausoleum called "Heroes Chapel".