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TIL that Disney was so eager to persuade Robin Williams for the voice of the genie in Aladdin that before approaching him they animated and lip-synced the genie doing a performance from Robin’s album Reality… What a Concept. Williams was impressed and immediately accepted the role.

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b9JmZ TIL the deep meaning behind the 52 Cards in a complete deck. The 4 suits represent the 4 seasons, while the 52 cards represent the 52 weeks in a year. The 13 cards per suit represent the 13 lunar cycles in a year, and even the 365 days of the year are marked by the number of total points in a deck.
mMPP TIL of Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor. 563 years ago today, as Ottoman cannons breached the once-mighty Theodosian Walls of Constantinople, he donned the appearance of a common soldier and led his remaining men to one last valiant charge in the name of Rome and their home.
m1bvv TIL in December 2020, an investigation into the South African lottery was launched after the winnings numbers were 5,6,7,8,9 and 10
e4b5 TIL that a mother kissing her baby allows her to sample the bugs the baby is exposed to, leading to the production of custom antibodies in her breast milk to help the baby fight the bugs
YpjgA TIL about the Ghost Moth of New Zealand that spends 5-6 years as a grub, making a burrow in a tree in the shape of a '7', but only spends a couple of days as an actual moth, as it has no mouthparts. If it's lucky enough to find a mate, it lays 2000 eggs before starving to death.