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TIL in the mid 2000s, Disney bid the rights to use Harry Potter for theme park attractions. However, Disney refused to give its creative control to JK Rowling’s demands, and JK Rowling went to Universal Parks & Resorts instead, in which Universal gave into her terms.

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R7Zll TIL Donald Duck is an extremely popular pop-icon in Germany, where you can buy his comics at most newsstands. In their version, Donald uses a highly sophisticated level of language and "many Germans credit him with having initiated them into the language of the literary classics".
yVnoe TIL about Terra Australis, a hypothetical continent proposed in antiquity and appearing on maps from the 15th to 18th centuries. Based on the idea of balancing northern lands with southern ones, it shrank as explorations occurred. The name "Australia" stems from this centuries-old geographical myth.
X0P7Q TIL according to the National Safety Council: 660 workers died in falls from a higher level in 2014. And while 50% of the falls occurred from 20 feet or lower, 12% were from less than 6 feet.
R5yY9 TIL 12 desert lions living on the coast in Namibia are the only known lions to hunt marine prey (seals, cormorants, & flamingos). The average home range of a desert lion is around 12,000 sq km (4,600 sq mi), whereas, the typical home range of a lion on the Serengeti is around 100 sq km (39 sq mi).
ne6nG TIL that the reason American public schools offer lunch is because of the National School Lunch Program which was born out of the concern that much of America’s youth was to malnourished to serve in the military (started in 1946)