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TIL that Shrek was submitted and accepted into the Cannes Film Festival, one of the most prestigious film festivals to happen every year and competed against films like David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, The Piano Teacher, and The Son’s Room. Shrek truly a masterpiece amongst all films.

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6A67 TIL that, under the original Articles of Confederation, Canada was given an opportunity to join the United States.
N7yyb TIL the name “Robin Hood” was a common alias for criminals in Medieval England. It was first used as an alias in 1262. This suggests that either an early version of the Robin Hood legend was well established, or that the Robin Hood legend developed from the alias itself.
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mxJxx TIL the Rolls-Royce Phantom has a layer of foam inside its specially-designed tires, which lowers cabin sound levels by reducing tire cavity noise.
KYVAG TIL although the film is only 1 hour and 37 minutes, the word Michael was said 114 times in the 1987 film the lost boys