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TIL that due to a popular anime cartoon, thousands of raccoons were imported from North America for Japanese children to keep as pets. When the cartoon’s protagonist later released his raccoon into the wild on the show, many of the pet owners did the same, creating chaos in the ecosystem to this day

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MeyRW TIL about a book 'It Cant Happen Here' (1935). It's about "a demagogue who is elected President of the United States after fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values." A civil war breaks out as a result.
8kgZ TIL- Emperor Hirohito of Japan was a huge fan of Mickey Mouse. He was given a Mickey Mouse watch as a gift during his special tour of Disneyland in 1975. For years, even on formal occasions, His Majesty was observed wearing the watch.
9YBvB TIL of the 2008 Universal Studios fire. The fire burned for 12 hours and destroyed many artists original master recordings including: 50 Cent, Louis Armstrong, Blink-182, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Common, the Eagles, Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, and Martin Luther King Jr., and hundreds more
GA9w1 TIL The eldest son of Charles de Gaulle became an admiral and is still alive at over 100
16wmX TIL the story of the film “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” was improvised in a meeting. After the Italian director had a meeting with American movie executives, they asked him what film he had in mind, and in the span of a couple minutes, they quickly improvised the whole entire story of the film.