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TIL To avoid nepotism as being the nephew of Francis Ford Coppola, Nicolas Kim Coppola changed his last name to Cage

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ovyE TIL Jim Cummings, the voice of “Winnie the Pooh,” calls children who are in hospital to talk to them in character
9YWyD TIL of the Cosmic Crisp apple. After 22 yrs of research & development by WSU, an apple that will stay fresh for up to 10 months in a fridge while still maintaining its delicious sweet and tangy flavor will be available for purchase in grocery stores across US starting this December.
ANwVd TIL that the trend of anime's signature large eyes started from mangaka Osamu Tezuka's works, who himself was influenced by Disney and Betty Boop cartoons, and fashion designer Jun'ichi Nakahara's works. Other factor such as a proverb involving eyes also played a part.
7Vyr TIL after WWII, a group of Jewish-extremists formulated a Holocaust-revenge plan to kill 6 million German citizens by poisoning the water-supply of Munich, Berlin, Weimar, Nuremberg and Hamburg. However, it was foiled by British police while the poison was in transit to Germany.
WQnN TIL In Denmark you can get two doses a day of lab grade heroin for free from the gov’t. The result of this program lowered crime rates, saving tax payers $16,122 per addict in 2005