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TIL Ennio Morricone refused to move to US even offered mansion for free and never learned English.

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v1XLR TIL The cartoon character mascots on children’s cereal boxes are deliberately drawn to make direct eye contact with children when on shelves, so that the child fosters loyalty with the character from the cereal brand.
5V9aD TIL that the lily plant is incredibly toxic to cats and if they ingest any part of it they have an almost 100% mortality rate. Even the flower's pollen getting in their fur or water can kill cats.
8QA4 TIL Anal sex is illegal in parts of Canada if more than two people are present.
XVmj TIL Studio Ghibli adopted a strict ‘no edits’ policy after a disastrous 1985 dub of Nausica of the Valley of the Winds. On hearing Miramax would later try editing Princess Mononoke to make it more marketable, Studio Ghibli sent an authentic katana with a simple message: “No cuts”.
wlwJ TIL Japan’s oldest business, temple builder Kongo Gumi, in operation under the founders’ descendants since AD 578, went out of business in 2006.