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TIL Walt Disney specified that Cinderella Castle at Disney World would be just short enough not to require a flashing red aircraft warning light on top distracting from the “magic.”

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W7Vlo TIL “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God” is mistranslated from Aramaic word for “rope” to the Greek word for “camel”.
8aaLV TIL research shows people on the East Coast could save $2.1 billion over 30 years by reintroducing cougars to the East Coast, including preventing 21,400 injuries and 155 fatalities.
XEpaP TIL The King of Siam used to gift albino elephants to courtiers who displeased him, in order to ruin them with the upkeep costs — this is the supposed inspiration for the White Elephant Gift Exchange.
7ZE7 TIL Batman carries a chunk of kryptonite on his utility belt. Just in case.
mxxjM TIL Clive Wearing, the man with a 7 second memory, has kept a journal for 20 years in which almost every entry is his first moment of consciousness