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TIL That the original version of The Emporer's New Groove was titled "Kingdom of the Sun" before it was massively overhauled into the classic we know today. There is a full plot synopsis and original music made for the film available online.

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0wM8R TIL male platypus venom contains a hormone that promotes insulin release, called GLP-1; it's found in humans but degrades quickly. Platypuses make a long-lasting form of it, paving the way to new diabetes treatment; the platypus GLP-1 can be made in the lab so no platypuses will be needed for it.
kyaW TIL that Marvel’s first movie, Howard The Duck, bombed at the box office. It cost an estimated $37 million, and grossed under $38 million internationally, netting under $1 million.
8a5rZ TIL of the Fieschi Letter from 1327, which claims that King Edward II was not murdered as always assumed but changed clothes with a servant, killed the gate-keeper where he was imprisoned and escaped to exile in Europe. The letter was rediscovered 500 years later.
PQlG TIL 4% of lost remote controls will be in the fridge or freezer.
abrJ TIL Michael Jackson’s autopsy report confirms he tattooed his lips pink and his eyebrows black. He was also partially bald and wore wigs to conceal it, with the front of his scalp also being tattooed black.