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TIL Disney almost bought Universal Studios back in the early 2000s

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5VWlQ TIL that Olive Oatman, a white girl kidnapped by Native Americans in 1851 and sold to the Mojave people as a slave, caused an uproar after returning to white society bare-breasted with blue tattoos across her face, which inspired the book "Life Among the Indians", an early American best seller.
b9O44 TIL the United States has military equipment stashed away in large caves in Norway so that if they need to defend them, the U.S. can just fly in troops and use the prepositioned equipment
DvBP TIL that California’s official state animal is extinct.
5Y6QP TIL that Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, and Phooey are the names of mice who orbited the Moon on Apollo 17
vPgxB TIL that Pheasant Island is a condominium, a political territory in which multiple sovereign powers formally agree to share administrative responsibilities. From 1 February until 31 July, Spain holds stewardship, the other six months onward, the small island becomes an official part of France.