› added 4 years ago

83

TIL that Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs, a blackface parody of Snow White, has been praised by animation historians, and has been included on lists of the greatest animated films ever - but is considered to have racism unparalleled in cartoon history, and has been banned from circulation since 1968

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

xVkpb TIL: The introduction of wolves into Yellowstone in 1995 had huge beneficial effects on the environment, including changing the flow of rivers and streams.
b6D1p TIL Today marks the first time in history an ICBM has been used in combat
X8mj TIL that Howard Hughes bought the Silver Slipper casino so he could turn off the flashing slipper sign so he didn’t have to see it anymore from his penthouse across the street
R5nr7 TIL Mother turtles wait nearby and call to their babies when they hatch to lead them to safety.
R5o57 TIL before David Huddleston was cast as "Big" Jeffrey Lebowski, the Coens considered Robert Duvall(who did not like the script),Anthony Hopkins(who was not interested in playing an American),Jack Nicholson(who was not interested,he only wanted to portray Moses)The Coens' top choice was Marlon Brando