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TIL when Jim Henson died, Disney Imagineers sent a drawing of Mickey Mouse consoling Kermit the Frog to his mourning company.

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VBRZZ TIL François Delsarte was an 19th century French singing and performance teacher known for his emphasis on expressing emotions and gestures. Delsarte never wrote an official guide to his style and ultimately imitators taught his style as heartless, stereotyped, and melodramatic gesticulation.
GAlwG TIL that people with dementia perceive a black doormat as a hole, not a doormat. They avoid stepping on it due to visual issues, and this is used to prevent them from leaving care facilities.
wL0jP TIL domestic dogs are one of only a few species that can understand that the human gesture of pointing means, "look in the direction my finger is pointing". Other animals, including wolves and other primates, don't understand how it works and will only be interested in your outstretched finger.
dNBE TIL that in 1995, the New Mexico state senate passed a bill requiring psychiatrists and psychologists to dress as wizards, complete with wands to emphasize talking points, while testifying in court.
m1loo TIL A video game called JFK:Reloaded was released in 2004, where you get to play as Oswald and score points for killing Kennedy the same way it happened historically.