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TIL French author Gerard de Nerval would walk a lobster through Paris to highlight the absurdity of pet ownership.

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edEb TIL Pixars “Cars” is basically the 1991 film “Doc Hollywood” remade.
1mjP TIL Stephen King sells the rights to some of his short stories for $1 so that film students can use them to make movies. He calls them his ‘Dollar Babies.’
x6paB TIL that Homer’s Iliad ends with Hector’s funeral. This means that the Trojan Horse and Achilles’ death aren’t from the Iliad.
jNmAM TIL the movie Big (1988) was co-written by Steven Spielberg’s sister, Anne Spielberg. It’s her only official credit for a major film and was Oscar-nominated for it.
OGkwa TIL that "hybrid" tomatoes (Supermarket tomatoes) have up to 75% less nutrients, are virtually tasteless and cost farmers €400,000 for 1kg of seeds. The cost is associated with a bred growth defect, resulting in a 3 week shelf life (vs 3 days)