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TIL that when "The Incredibles" was in production, early footage was shown to a visiting Hayao Miyazaki. When asked if he thought it made sense or was just "American nonsense", Miyazaki replied through an interpreter, "I think it's a very adventurous thing you are trying to do in an American film."

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Ooxw4 TIL that the most downvoted post of all time will make it into the 2020 guiness world record book.
1rrD TIL Danish pastries are called ‘Bread from Vienna’ in Denmark but 'Copenhagen pastries’ in Austria
n5MB TIL figs aren’t always considered vegetarian. This is because when a wasp pollinates them, the fig’s inward facing flowers often trap the wasp and absorb her into the fig.
kLRg TIL that when watermelons are grilled or baked they lose their granular texture and can even be used as meat substitute, a “watermelon steak”.
neJAY TIL caller ID spoofing is LEGAL in the United States. I wonder why carriers lack the technology to detect and block spoofed numbers