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TIL kids can get their drawings transformed into stuffed animals/objects/people!

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E1ZVV TIL on July 17, 1955, within a week of Disneyland opening, operator error resulted in the caboose of the Disneyland Railroad crashing and derailing. During the ensuing commotion, the brakeman at fault "quietly left the scene of the accident, exited the park, and was not seen again".
8oLP TIL of the Sumatran Jungle Rabbit, one of only two jungle rabbits and the only striped rabbit in existence. It has hardly been seen and wasn’t photographed until the late 20th Century/early 21st century.
xEZ1 TIL that Venezuela has the largest proven oil reserve of any country in the world. However, it is only fifth among the OPEC in oil production.
WM5L TIL That more uranium is released by coal fired power plants in one week than has been released by all nuclear power plants combined (including Chernobyl/other accidents) over the past 50 years
0dPvj TIL The State Legislature of Virginia, The Virginia General Assembly, is the oldest lawmaking body in the New World and was established at Jamestown, on July 30, 1619. 157 years later, seven Virginians who had been elected to this body would sign the Declaration of Independence, on August 2nd, 1776.