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TIL in 2024(today) steam boat willie got released to the public domain

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4Y6o TIL that the Wachowskis asked Warner Bros. for $80 million to make The Matrix but only got $10 million approved, so they decided to spend all of that money on the opening sequence. They showed it to the Warner executives who were so impressed that they gave them their original budget.
dlMZ TIL rogue crime-lab scientist Annie Dookhan compromised as many as 40,000 cases with her mishandling of evidence and perjurious testimony; she received a 3-5 year jail sentence.
QJGNX TIL in Quebec after banning ads for toys and fast food targeted at children under 13, the result was lower childhood obesity rates.
woEw7 TIL about Pole Sitting Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly was the most famous of the sitters.
XErKD TIL about the McDonalds in Sedona, AZ. Because of council restrictions, the famous golden arches are blue, as to not interfere with the red colour of the mountains nearby.