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TIL that in 2005, Roy E. Disney ousted then-CEO Micheal Eisner alleging mismanagement, neglect of the studio's animation division, failures with ABC, and a corporate mentality in the executive structure that turned the Walt Disney Company into a “rapacious and soulless” conglomerate.

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EgEnX TIL Arlington estate, where the national cemetery is located, was once owned by George Washington's step son, who built a house in the property to serve as a memorial for his step father. His daughter Married Robert E. Lee. In 1955 Congress voted to rename the House "The Robert E. Lee Memorial"
WvOY TIL There are still people living in iron lungs
mjEv TIL during the filming of Rocky IV, Dolph Lundgren hit Sylvester Stallone so hard he had to stay in intensive care for four days.
LkZxV TIL although Thundercats looks like an anime, it's an American original cartoon. The creator had a Japanese animation studio do all the animation, while it was produced, written, and voice acted all in America.
Y7G7 TIL a caretaker in China licked a rare monkey’s anus for an hour in order to save it’s life.