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TIL that the release of A Goofy Movie had to be delayed from Thanksgiving 1994 to April 1995 due to the monitor that they were using to capture the film's animation having a single dead pixel, forcing them to recapture three-quarters of the film again with a non-defective monitor.

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YpDVP TIL that on 9/11/2001, North East Air Defense Sector commanding officer Kevin Nasypany remarked "The hijack's not supposed to be for another hour" because they had scheduled a simulation involving politically motivated asylum-seekers hijacking a plane & landing it on a Cuba-like island
VMxK8 TIL bears make a purring sound somewhat like a cat when they are comfortable or eating a special treat or, for young bears, nursing. They make tongue click sounds when they are approaching other bears to mate or play.
BrkmL TIL Sue Grafton, known author of the "alphabet series" ('"A" Is for Alibi', '"B" Is for Burglar', etc) died months after the release of '"Y" is for Yesterday', leaving her one book shy of the complete series.
W5M8 TIL Canada has been sued more times through free-trade provisions than any other developed country, mainly by the US and Mexico for implementing environmental legislation.
neRQr TIL that when Berlins infamous Spandau Prisons last inmate, Nazi Rudolf Hess, died, the entire site was demolished, ground into powder and dumped in the sea to stop it becoming a Nazi shrine. A supermarket for British Troops was put in it's place, who nicknamed it 'Hessco's' (after Tesco's)