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M7K1W Today I Learned (from DefunctLand) that Disney made a live action "Doug" at one of their theme parks in the 90s.
Lk55d TIL that Chicken wings used to be considered junk meat parts, and were tossed out. Then, in 1964, a restaurant in Buffalo, NY decided to cook and serve them. Today there is a shortage of chicken wings worldwide, which has caused prices to go up.
Z8vxY TIL hundreds of Canadian doctors asked for their own pay raises to be canceled. An open letter was signed by GPs, specialists, residents, and med students who asked for the money to be reallocated to others such as nurses.
loOkB TIL Because Amsterdam’s soil consists of a thick layer of fen and clay, all buildings are built on wooden poles that are fixed in a sandy layer that is 11 meters deep on average. The Royal Palace at Dam Square is built on no less than 13,659 wooden poles.
a8OK0 TIL that the longest prison sentence ever served was 71 years