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TIL animators and fx artists for Disney’s Frozen were sent to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to experience walking, running, and falling in deep snow. Both male and female personnel tried on long skirts to see how they interacted with the snow.

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yLa TIL if you store your data in “the cloud” the FBI can search it, in secret, without a warrant or cause.
X0VXP TIL a 2011 study found that men with gonorrhea smelled "putrid" to a group of women and that while the off-putting smell may have been subtle, it definitely still had an effect. The researchers determined that unpleasant body odor of this type can reduce the probability of a dangerous partnership.
wLnEJ TIL in 1947, chess grandmaster Miguel Najdorf played a record 45 simultaneous games of blindfolded chess. He had no way of contacting any friends or family who might have survived the Holocaust, and broke the record in hopes they might see the news coverage. The record stood for 64 years.
7GL TIL there is a small island near Bali that openly sells and embraces magic mushrooms. It seems to be a large part of its local economy
eAJn TIL in 1779 US Captain John Paul Jones was engaged in battle with the royal Navy with a burning sinking ship he did not surrender and hours later jumped onto the British ship and took it over.