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TIL that Disney Classics Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi were all commercial failures when they were originally released.

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vNKR TIL Battle of Brisbane, a 2 night riot between US military & Aussie military & civilians. Afterwards, US Sergeant Bill Bentson said “It sort of settled down & you go into a pub & an Aussie would come & up & slap me on the back."Oh, wasn’t that a good ruckus we had the other night? Have a beer on me.
XErp8 TIL that 2 students were arrested and sentenced to 7 years in prison, in Portugal for "raising a toast to freedom" in 1960. The news of this inspired British lawyer Peter Benenson to lay down the foundation for one of the largest human rights organizations in the world, the Amnesty International.
epOGn TIL that a horse normally has more than one horsepower and some horses can even produce 18,000 W of power, so around 24 horsepower
OGl4X TIL that after alleged Catholic involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the US cut off diplomatic relations with the Holy See (the Pope) and did not restore them until 1984.
x6opg TIL Gary Larson made more than cartoon panels and also made an animated short film called "Tales From The Far side"