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TIL Disney has credited their coffee guy in 7 of their films

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YpkK7 TIL between 1977 and 2015, the college textbook industry has increased its prices by 1,041%. This was managed through aggressive business tactics such as forcing students to buy new versions of the same textbook and incorporating more pictures into a text to increase its length.
6ERkm TIL of the Battle of Karánsebes, where drunk Calvary yelling "Turk!" as a joke. The infantry believed them and opened fire, causing the officers to shout "Stop!" The artillery thought it was "Allah" and opened fire. Two days later the Ottoman army arrived, discovering the dead and wounded.
l7GZN TIL Tommy Cooper was a Welsh magician/comedian whose shtick was "a clumsy magician messes up his tricks". He had a massive heart attack, collapsed and died on stage during a live broadcast, in front of 12 million viewers, with studio audience laughing at what they thought was just one of his acts.
8e9WG TIL about tigers may retaliate against those who have wronged them. They are known for their vengeful behavior.
aoYA TIL that when Socrates was sentenced to death, he was asked to propose an alternate sentence befitting the crime, and proposed that they instead serve him dinner at the town hall.