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TIL that Acacia trees warn each other of danger
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TIL there were still free and wild lions living in parts of Europe until the late 1800s
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TIL General Nathan Bedford Forrest, once considered a hero of the Confederacy, changed his views post-war. He encouraged black advancement and endeavored to be a proponent for espousing peace and harmony between black and white Americans.
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TIL the sodium vapor process (aka yellowscreen) was extensively used by Disney as an alternative to the better-known bluescreen, to composite actors and background footage with less side effects on human skin tones. It featured in Mary Poppins (1964), and Dick Tracy (1990) marked its last known use.
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TIL It took about a year to make the 4 minutes of CGI used in Jurassic Park
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TIL the movie Footloose is based on a real event. Elmore City, Oklahoma banned dancing in 1898 and kept the law until a group of high school students protested during the 1979-1980 school year. The Town Council voted to repeal the law 3-2 and the school students were allowed to hold a prom.