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TIL LION KING was considered the ‘B-movie’ during production and all the top Disney animators were working on POCAHONTAS

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MmoB TIL that North Carolina has a tax on the purchase of illegal substances. Users of illegal drugs are supposed to purchase a stamp and place it on the containers of their drugs as proof that they have payed the tax.
PV4e TIL that a British Radio sports commentator’s on-air innuendo was so funny, it caused a 2 mile long traffic jam because drivers who were listening couldn’t stop laughing.
P1YxE TIL the only armed expedition that resulted in casualties in modern icelandic history happened in 1627, when a group of pirates led by a dutch convert to islam sailed from Algeria and raided the coast of Iceland, capturing 400 and killing 50 people
PYeGE TIL that all snakes possess venom producing glands, even ones that aren't clinically venomous. Snakes that kill preys through constriction, in particular, use these glands to secrete a lubricant, which helps them swallow the prey.
pYeYG TIL that Barry Marshall drank a broth of cultured H. pylori to prove that the bacteria caused stomach ulcers. Expecting to develop ulcers years down the road, he instead developed symptoms in three days; within two weeks, he needed antibiotics due to the bacterial colonization and inflammation.