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TIL the Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse is set to enter the public domain in 2024, which means that anyone will be able to use or adapt this version of the character without fear of copyright infringement.

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1PjO TIL in 2010 the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson was deployed to Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake, and provided the island with 200,000 gallons a day of fresh drinking water from its desalination plants.
Qw1e TIL by 1932, Mickey Mouse had lost his edge since becoming a role model for children. Disney wanted to create a character to portray more negative character traits, which could no longer be bestowed on Mickey. That’s when Disney started working on a short-tempered character named Donald Duck.
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694PJ TIL in the Netherlands there is a small community of four people living in the middle of the Afsluitdijk, the large causeway/dam that separates the North Sea from Lake Ijssel.
Odve TIL Aussie 200M record holder Peter Norman who won silver at the 1968 Olympics wore a badge to support Americans Smith and Carlos while on the podium during their infamous black power salute. After this he and his family were outcasts in Australia and he couldn’t compete in the 72 Olympics.