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0d6nN TIL in 1928, the co-founder of Universal Pictures, Carl Laemmle Sr. made his son, Carl Jr., the studio head as a 21st birthday gift. Universal already had a reputation then for nepotism - 70 of Carl Sr.'s relatives were once on the payroll. This led to their downfall as owners of the studio in 1936
a8NKN TIL that Saint Anthony Falls in downtown Minneapolis is the only natural major waterfall on the Mississippi River.
Ok1R TIL a National Geographic photographer (Arctic specialist) felt “true love” for, and nurtured by, a 1000 lb. leopard seal that could “kill you in an instant” He spent 4 days in the water with her while she continually tried to feed him penguins. (On the link story starts around 51 minutes in)
5YbdP TIL horses can't vomit because they have a strong lower esophageal sphincter that acts as a one-way valve, preventing food from coming up.
R7LX1 TIL that the first case of child abuse case in the US was prosecuted in New York under an animal abuse law, because child abuse laws didn't exist.