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TIL a woman accidentally broke a Jeff koon dog balloon statue at an art exhibit that was worth $42k; there are 798 statues remaining.

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5YGw8 TIL that 27 out of the top 50 attractions of the world are in USA
epMXb TIL Mike Myers originally gave Shrek a Canadian accent but found it too scary. Wanting Shrek to sound more vulnerable, he switched to a Scottish accent. This change required re-animating the film, costing over $4 million, or 10% of the entire budget.
EKa7 TIL that 80% of the population of Czech Republic is non-religious or undeclared
oBny7 TIL that in the original Little Mermaid novel, the mermaid’s legs constantly feel as if she is walking on sharp knives. The prince likes to watch her dance, which she does for him, despite excruciating pain. Then he marries someone else and the mermaid kills herself.
8QG4 TIL the phrase “cut off your nose to spite your face” refers to a group of 9th century nuns who, to avoid being raped by Viking invaders, sliced off their noses and upper lips, thus exposing the teeth and gums. It kept them from being raped - but not from being burned alive.