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TIL that the birth rate in Japan is one of the lowest of any country to the point that the sales of adult diapers is greater than the sales of baby diapers.

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eQ8g TIL the reason why Bambi (1941) looks so stylistically different than Disney’s other works is because entry-level employee Tyrus Wong, an immigrant artist from China, painted sketches of his vision without permission from supervisors. Walt Disney saw his work and promoted him as to lead BG artist.
bdQ TIL Nirvana disliked the original video for Smells Like Teen Spirit so much, Kurt flew to L.A. and reedited it to the version we know today. Here’s the original version.
xVaKo TIL that hospitals in the US report a 24% spike in heart attack visits due to patients getting one hour less of sleep when switching to daylight saving time
DQoee TIL about Josh Pillault, a person who got 6 years in prison for making threats on the MMO game Runescape
Me5wW TIL that a Decibel is not its own unit, but actually 1/10th of a Bel, a unit named in honor of Alexander Graham Bell for his contribution to acoustics.