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TIL the design of The Master from the Brave Little Toaster was based on future Lion King Director, Rob Minkoff

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4KxX TIL That your AAA membership card can be used as an arrest bond up to $1000 for minor traffic violations
olk8 TIL of the 1850’s Raising of Chicago. Buildings and whole streets were raised nearly 2 meters with screw jacks to allow the installation of a sewage system.
nR1G TIL that the character who sings the famous opera song “I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General” was said to be modeled on the real-life Sir Garnet Wolseley. Rather than being offended by the caricature, Wolseley would sing the song to amuse his friends.
D1Dwp TIL That the drummer from ABBA took part in several F1 grand prix races in the 1980s and scored the first points for the ATS team.
BoEy TIL there’s an Elvis album called Having Fun With Elvis On Stage that contains no music, only comments made onstage between shows. It was released by his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, to get around RCA’s ownership of his material.