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TIL in the Lorax (2012) by Illumination, "How Bad Can I Be?" only exists in the film because the original, "Biggering", was not considered palatable because of it's much darker commentary on big business, anti-corporatism and greed as the author (Dr. Seuss.) intended.

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0dPAv TIL that with a population of 170 million people, Bangladesh is the most populous country to have never won a medal at the Olympic Games.
4Jp6 TIL Method of Loci is a method of memory enhancement which uses visualizations with the use of spatial memory, familiar information about one’s environment, to quickly and efficiently recall information. This is the method Sherlock Holmes used to solve the cases assigned to him.
BrPx TIL John Wilkes Booth was one of the most famous men in America and Abraham Lincoln was one of his fans
9Erp TIL Genghis Khan’s chief adviser was a captured scholar named Yelu Chucai. His contribution to the Mongol Empire was to suggest that the Mongols not kill everyone, but tax them instead.
x6N85 TIL The only Beatles song to feature a drum solo by Ringo was 'The End', the last song recorded by all four band members.