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TIL that Disney parks generate ~$8.6 billion annually in park admissions alone and dominates the list of the top 20 most expensive theme parks in the world.

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9kjM TIL that Einstein was born on Pi Day
kOZ7W TIL that in the Hawaiian language, there are over 200 different words for rain, depending on the colour, intensity, duration, accompanying wind, time of year, the paths the drops fall in, the area it falls in, and even if it falls shortly after a loved one's death.
nWkAP TIL the founding drummer for The Offspring was on trial for medical malpractice when he saved the life of a potential juror who went into cardiac arrest during the jury selection. Afterwards, the judge ruled a mistrial to avoid biases from any of the potential jurors who saw him save a life.
05GL TIL that plastic-eating mushrooms could save the world
nmJP TIL Food Network’s Alton Brown began his career in cinematography and film production. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was the cinematographer for several music videos, including “The One I Love” by R.E.M.