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TIL Toy Story lost the 1996 Kids' Choice Awards to Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls

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awBW0 TIL That there are 3 raptor species (known by Aboriginals as 'Firehawks') in Australia that intentionally spread wildfires by grabbing a burning stick from a wildfire, flying it to a new area and drop it. Small mammals run from the blaze, which are scooped up by the birds.
kOQZ7 TIL that during WW2 the British entertained the idea of building an aircraft carrier out of ice and wood pulp in order to fight German U-boats. They scrapped the idea after realizing they could just make airplanes fly farther instead. One admiral was accidentally shot during the development process.
P14Ow TIL of Drapetomania, a falsely proposed mental illness based on the belief that slavery was such an improvement upon the lives of slaves that only those suffering from some form of mental illness would wish to escape
jNwen TIL: A man killed himself in public while at an open mic night at an Oregon coffee shop. Shortly before he stabbed himself, he played a song called "Sorry for all the mess."
BrW9y TIL Grapes in a microwave create plasma because the wave lengths are the same size as the grapes