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TIL Disney owns 12 of the 32 highest-grossing media franchises of all-time

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v1V8R TIL that an autistic man,who was called "stupid" by a gym instructor,taught himself law and won a discrimination lawsuit against the gym.
yYpw TIL People in the final stages of hypothermia engage in “paradoxical undressing” because, as they lose rationality and their nerves are damaged, they feel incredibly, irrationally hot. They strip off their clothes to cool themselves down as they are freezing to death.
6EamW TIL about 'Bakers Torpedo', an ELECTRIC car that raced to 100mph in 1902 beating the previous land speed record by 25mph
P115e TIL in 1775 South Carolina had a Northern part and Southern part with Georgia right in the middle.
6oQZ TIL the earliest of all prehistoric whales was a three foot long, fifty pound, dog-like creature that lived entirely on land. Its lineage is a case study as an entirely terrestrial mammal evolving into an entirely aquatic lifestyle.