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TIL Speakers of the Australian language Guugu Yimithirr, use cardinal directions instead of right and left such as, “Shift a bit to the East!”

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KYr8R TIL that in 2005, Roy E. Disney ousted then-CEO Micheal Eisner alleging mismanagement, neglect of the studio's animation division, failures with ABC, and a corporate mentality in the executive structure that turned the Walt Disney Company into a “rapacious and soulless” conglomerate.
0dNEy TIL: There is something called 'The Glitter Conspiracy'. One of the largest producers of glitter doens't want to tell what tge glitter is used for. Theories range from the use in explosives to boats
nWWyG TIL that during a drought in 2019, priests in Bhopal, India wed 2 frogs in order to appease the god of rain, 2 months later the frogs were divorced in order to stop the constant downpour of rain that destroyed over 9,000 homes.
BrkEy TIL Hawaiian Punch started off as an ice cream topping
6EMOl TIL a Chinese investor at one point planned to build a second Atlantic-pacific canal in Nicaragua. The plan is reportedly either canceled or delayed due to ongoing financial issues