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TIL Disney perpetuated the myth that lemmings commit suicide by importing lemmings, throwing them into a river, and letting them drown.

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4XyKw TIL That Nicolas Cage Was Paid $20 Million For A Never-Made Superman Movie.
awA1N TIL that proceeds from the Pink Floyd album The Dark Side of the Moon went towards funding the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Also, the members of the band were a fan of the comedy troupe, and often took breaks in the middle of their recording sessions to watch Monty Python’s Flying Circus.
BxNd TIL The Navy contacted the Village People to use “In the Navy” in an advertising campaign for television and radio. They gave the rights to the song for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. The Navy provided them with a warship, several aircraft, and plenty of seamen
5VQpQ TIL beneath the Puerto Rico Trench is a mass so dense it has a gravitational pull on the surface of the ocean, causing it to dip somewhat. The Trench is also associated with the most negative gravity anomaly on earth, -380 milliGal, which indicates the presence of an active downward force.
x6AQB TIL The oldest flamingo lived to be 83. It arrived at Adelaide Zoo in Australia in 1933 and died in 2014.