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TIL In the 1950s Mickey Mouse sold speed to Africa

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Z8Nea TIL the famous blue sinkholes in Yucatán, Mexico are left over features from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs.
1aVrX TIL 40 years before James Cameron's "Avatar" was released, the "Noon Universe" Russian sci-fi novels were published, set on a forest planet called Pandora in the 22nd century, inhabited by humanoids called Nave (compared to the "Na'vi" in Avatar).
JQEV TIL: Albert Göring, the younger brother of Nazi leader, Hermann Göring, was actively engaged in anti-Nazi activities, freed many Jews, and collaborated with the Czech resistance.
jNbxX TIL there exists a "fly-in community" near Anthony, FL with a 7,550 ft runway capable of accommodating a Boeing 737 where residents can land their plane and park it in front of their mansions, and is home to actor John Travolta
d4a8 TIL that during Christmas 2000/New Year’s Eve 2001, Czech TV suffered a bizarre crisis that, among other things, left the public channel off the air for 2 days.