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TIL that Walt Disney had a secret apartment built in Disneyland so he could watch the crowds in his theme park.

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R5dDl TIL that the use of the word 'grog' to mean 'alcoholic beverage' comes from a nickname given to the 18th century naval officer Edward Vernon, who liked to wear a cloak made of grogram cloth.
neAwr TIL about the 504 Sit-in, a disability rights protest that began on April 5, 1977. People with disabilities and the disability community occupied federal buildings in the United States in order to push the issuance of long-delayed regulations regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
epkeD TIL about Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God, an Ugandan religious movement whose leaders claimed the apocalypse would occur on Dec 31, 1999. When that passed without incident, a new date Mar 17 was announced and a gathering held. There was a fire, killing all 530 attendees.
X0nL8 TIL Koalas are carriers of chlamydia, with some populations unfortunately at a 100% infection rate. Koalas can also fight and cause serious damage with their strong bite and very sharp claws, when threatened.
xVOk TIL that Ian Fleming’s last recorded words were an apology to the ambulance drivers for having inconvenienced them, saying “I am sorry to trouble you chaps. I don’t know how you get along so fast with the traffic on the roads these days.”