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TIL that Disney sent imaginears to Enchanted Forest (Salem , Or) to ride Mondor, so they could later build Buzz Lightyears Astro Blasters using the same technology .

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KL0B TIL that China has gotten so creative with making counterfit goods that fake eggs have been found in China’s markets
R59kj TIL: Indira Gandhi, third Prime Minister of India who ran the country for fifteen years was no relation to the famous Mohandis Gandhi. Her father J.Nehru was the first PM of India, and a political rival of Mohandis. Indira's last name came from her husband, who died before she claimed power.
PYYpn TIL that living together before marriage leads to a higher rate of divorce, something dubbed the 'cohabitation effect.' Trying out your (future) partner in a casual setting might thus not be the best idea.
4lQo TIL that a man named Vermin Supreme ran for president in 2012 and 2016 and promised a free pony for every American, as “it will create lots and lots of jobs”.
AAX7 TIL that while in full swing in the US during the 50s, lobotomy was already banned in many countries including the Soviet Union which deemed the procedure contrary to the principles of humanity.