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TIL that instead of using CGI, Tim Burton opted to use real squirrels in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The squirrels were used for 10 months, and the filming was supervised by the American Humane Association to make sure none of the squirrels experienced distress.

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JYRxv TIL I learned of Derek Paraviccini, an autistic musical savant. Although born blind and barely able to care for himself, he plays piano with superhuman clarity and accuracy.
PYEOJ TIL the USA performed numerous unethical human experimentation on its citizens: Exposure to chemical/biological weapons; infecting people with deadly/debilitating diseases; human radiation; injecting people toxic/radioactive chemicals; surgical, interrogation, torture and mind-control experiments.
l5ZV TIL that the U.S. edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the longest of the series at 870 pages, but it is written in 11.5-point Adobe Garamond font. It would be even longer if it was in 12-point font like the others in the series.
nBoY TIL in 2004 North Korea demanded that the Czech Republic ban “Team America: World Police” from theaters. The Czech Foreign Minister relied “Obviously, it’s absurd to demand that in a democratic country.”
WBaY TIL 80 percent of the peanut butter sold in the U.S. is creamy; only 17 percent is crunchy.