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TIL the United Arab Emirates is seriously considering building a mountain to try to change its climate

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BaMK TIL Walt Disney received one full-size Oscar for Snow White—as well as seven miniature ones
aW1N TIL that while shooting Pirates XXX on a ship in FL, the ship owner was told the movie was a “Disney film for families.”
KOLDJ TIL Scottish scientists were awarded £250,000 in funding for a 3 year program to breed sheep who fart less. First they will work out how much methane the sheep produce; then they'll attempt to create more of the animals who fart the least.
nemPo TIL Pandas will sometimes fake pregnancies to receive more food and special treatment from humans
0dWyM TIL of CPR-induced consciousness, “a rare but particularly awful effect of CPR” where chest compressions circulate enough blood to the brain to awaken the patient during cardiac arrest, who may then experience ribs popping, needles entering their skin, a breathing tube passing through their larynx.