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TIL no animated film has ever been three or more hours long

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P19vO TIL: Horse flies have razer sharp stabbing organs with two pairs of cutting blades and a spongelike part to lap up the blood of its victim, unlike the mosquito wich will release a mild anaesthetic to its host, the female Horse fly bite will sting and continue feeding until it is full or dead.
gGkb TIL the cause of blurry vision in the first hour after waking in the morning is small pieces of rheum (eye sleep) unsticking from your eyeball and floating down to be washed away by your tear duct.
5YyBp TIL that Mustafa Ben Halim, who was Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Libya from 1954-57, is still alive at age 99 and is the world's oldest living head of government. He spent 42 years in exile from 1969 to 2011.
9wM0m TIL India is the 4th largest exporter of beef
P1N4O TIL about La Belle Otero, a 19th-century Spanish courtesan with hypnotic black eyes, famous for her numerous high profile lovers. Six men allegedly committed suicide over her. She inspired hotel architecture with her figure, amassed $25M, lost it all gambling, and died penniless at 96.