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TIL an animation studio in South Korea produced many famous American animated shows, including the first two seasons of The Simpsons exclusively, as well as parts of X-Men, Arthur, Animaniacs, Batman, and The Land Before Time

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gMMPA TIL that in 1796 William Beckford, the wealthiest commoner in England, had an enormous abbey built with a 90 meter tall spire. He lived in it alone and only entertained guests once.
rRXp0 TIL i learned that one of the most decorated United States Navy warship was USS Parche (SSN-683), a Sturgeon-class nuclear fast attack submarine launched in 1973. She had over 32 awards, including 9 Presidental Unit Citations, 10 Navy Unit Commendations and 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals.
mx0vx TIL that the American-produced, 1964 stop-motion Christmas television classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was filmed in Tokyo and voiced primarily by Canadian actors. It has aired at least annually in America since 1964, making it the longest continuously running Christmas TV special in history
rNkGo TIL in the original script to Rocky V, Rocky is so beaten from his fight with Tommy that he places his head on Adrian’s lap while on the way to the hospital and dies. Stallone apparently wept when he wrote that scene.
YpR8v TIL there is a scifi short story called 'The Man Who Came Early' where a modern engineering student is sent back in time but his lack of practical know-how and his over-sophisticated ideas lead to none of his suggestions being implemented.