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TIL that the highest grossing animated movie of all time is Ne Zha 2, a Chinese film which was just released in January 2025 and is still currently in theaters

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Bgrdk TIL Empress Leopoldina from the house of Habsburg was the first woman to become head of state in an independent country in the Americas. She was one of the masterminds behind Brazil independence and the yellow in the flag symbolizes her house of Habsburg. She was also behind German migrations there.
ADJaw TIL Airbus 380 has around 500km (310 miles) of wire cabling
5go8 TIL there is a man in California serving a life sentence for shoplifting three pairs of socks
7rxML TIL about Japan's first Super Hero: Golden Bat. A character predating Superman, that is still referenced in today's shows like Steven Universe, and has left an indelible mark on Super Hero culture since his inception
GAkdJ TIL that in 1795, the British Government began requiring hair powder users to pay a 1 Guinea annual fee (roughly £100 pounds today) or face substantial fines. In its first year, the tax raised £200,000. By the time it was repealed in 1869, it yielded an annual revenue of £1,000.