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TIL the word "oversight" has two meanings which are opposite in nature

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jN7mn TIL Early in the development of Disney's Pinocchio (1940), Pleasure Island (where the boys turn into the donkeys) was initially called Boobyland.
dDaB TIL that N'Sync were cast in Star Wars Episode II at the request of George Lucas’ daughters. The scenes were later cut due to fans’ outcry.
N7kOb TIL despite our thinking of the Big Bang as the universe’s “let there be light” moment, light did not exist until 240,000-300,000 years later.
e7p5 TIL the phrase “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it”, which is often attributed to Voltaire himself, was actually created ​​by Evelyn Beatrice Hall, in her biography of Voltaire