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TIL that January 6th was not the first insurection attempt against the US

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PaKg TIL that California has a larger population than all of Canada.
naar TIL Many people at Disney didn’t think The Lion King would be a success. It is the highest-grossing hand-drawn film in history.
0EZ1 TIL that the Veronica Mars film raised $5M via Kickstarter, but grossed only $3M worldwide at the box office, meaning fans were willing to pay more for the film to be made than they were to watch it in theaters.
lrJB TIL Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, was quoted saying “Once you’ve been labeled a genius, you have to continue it or your name becomes mud. I am a victim of the recording industry. I didn’t think I was a genius. I thought I had talent. But I didn’t think I was a genius.”
jN5aR TIL of Santino Ferrucci, a Formula 2 driver who forced his teammate off the track, deliberately drove into him and drove while holding his phone in one hand, all in a single Championship Sprint Race.