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TIL that the thickness of the Earth's atmosphere can be likened to the thickness of the skin of an apple.

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a8gLb TIL that Mr. Monk, Tony Shalhoub, was the voice of Luigi in the Disney/Pixar “Cars” franchise
4Qvb TIL that Disney created a short called The Sorcerer’s Apprentice to boost Mickey Mouse’s fading popularity. As production costs began to mount, they decided to include it as part of a feature film set to classical music. This became the classic Disney film, Fantasia.
XG7P TIL President Reagan was stalked by a man who called himself “Catman,” and who not only sent letters and “close-up photographs of his intended victims,” but also “lots of photos of cats.”
5eOQ TIL that the Inuit people fear people who are unhappy. They believe that unhappy people are dangerous.
QOVM TIL that the TV show ‘The Incredible Hulk’ changed the main character’s name from Bruce Banner to David Banner because “Bruce” was a code word for homosexual men at the time.