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TIL Nelson Mandela's Handprint Naturally Makes a Shape of Africa.

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yVAEp TIL that in 1977, Indian painter P.K. Mahanandia biked from India to Sweden to be with his love, selling his possessions to fund the journey.
41Oa TIL composer John Williams has been nominated for 49 Academy Awards, a record for any living person.
woXmJ TIL that the very original screening of Lion King 1994 had two baby cubs at the end rather than one. This was later changed to one on later screenings.
e0WZ4 TIL for the movie Rango they had all the actors, including Johnny Depp, get together and act out each scene like a stage play in order to get a more organic animation reference.
16AP4 TIL you could mail kids through the US Postal Service