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TIL that the 1954 animated adaptation of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was funded in part by American intelligence agencies as an anti-communist hit piece

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Ng88 TIL that Rob Riggle was an active marine until he retired today
Yy8W TIL a cave in France has the footprints of an 8- to 10-year-old boy left in the mud 26,000 years ago alongside the paw prints of either a wolf or a large dog, the oldest evidence of human/canine relationships ever found.
4oyg TIL in 2010 40% of exported wine was shipped in 25,000-liter bags
ee66 TIL- In Louisiana, biting someone with your natural teeth is considered a simple assault, but biting someone with your false teeth is considered an aggravated assault.
Xp5P TIL that there’s a school that allows students to do whatever they want. No curriculum. No tests or HW. No classes unless requested. 82% of these students get accepted to college, as opposed to the 63% national public school average.