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TIL Adolf Hitler was such a big fan of Disney that his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels gifted him 18 Mickey Mouse shorts for Christmas 1937. Also Roy Disney sold Hitler a copy of Snow White, which he considered one of the greatest movies ever made, though never shown to the German public.

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epZJL TIL that food companies can mark a product as zero calories if a single serving contains less than 5 calories
J1PxV TIL that, during an argument over control for the Island of Hísing, two rulers agreed to go to the island & roll dice to decide. They both repeatedly rolled double-sixes. Eventually one of the dice broke in half, showing two of its sides at the same time, allowing one of them to win by rolling a 13.
neOLo TIL That dogs and cats circle around before bedding down as a throwback to their wild ancestors. Their survival instincts provoked them to position themselves in the direction of the wind to pick up predator scents and choose the best angle for keeping an eye on the environment.
d8ZRE TIL of Taylor Guitars who purchased the last remaining liberty tree after it fell from Hurricane Floyd and made some 400 special edition guitars from the wood. They also raised 14 seedlings from the tree and donated a tree to each of the original 13 colonies and one to the White House.
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