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TIL that Walt Disney wanted to add a scene to Bambi showing the burned corpse of the hunter who shot Bambi's mother.

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VMrj8 TIL: Evapotranspiration or "corn sweat" can contribute to humidity. When it's already hot, push water out through tiny holes in their leaves called stomata. The water evaporates into gas. Full fields, especially where there are many fields of corn, can actually raise the dew point.
7rPk7 TIL per capita, the UK produces more scientific research than both the US and China
9wEj6 TIL that the term "Silk Road" was originally coined by the Red Baron’s uncle
NXp4E TIL the fastest speed a human being has ever attained was when Apollo 10 returned from the moon at 24,791 mph (36,360 feet/second).
wLdy8 TIL Venus' day is longer than its year and rotates backwards.