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TIL there is no actual factual backing for the rumor that Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen. In fact, it is extremely unlikely and records state he was cremated

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9gRm TIL:When Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca in Star Wars) became a naturalized citizen of the US in 2005 he joked that he did not get a medal at this ceremony either (A jab at the ending of A New hope)
A7Na TIL that leaf cutter ants do not eat leaves. They feed the leaves to a fungi within their nest and then feed off the fungi. This is an example of Mutualism, which is a type of Symbiosis.
69RN7 TIL that Nicaraguan Sign Language was created entirely by deaf children interacting together in a vocational school for the deaf that focused on teaching lipreading & spoken Spanish.
6pAZ TIL Cuba has a vast no-Internet file-sharing network with terabytes of regularly-updated movies, television, music, and software delivered by USB drives over sneakernet for $2/week subscription fees
9YRXD TIL Isaac Asimov was an on-again, off- again member of MENSA. He drifted in and out of active membership due to some unpleasant members who were "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs,"