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TIL the model for Ariel in the Little Mermaid, Sherri Stoner, later created and voiced Slappy Squirrel on Animaniacs

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XW6 TIL IKEA is an acronym, a charity, and depicted the first gay couple in an ad (and more).
VMXZ0 TIL when the issue of witch trials arose at Charlemagne's Council of Frankfurt in 794, he had his bishops call the belief in witchcraft superstitious, ordering death penalties for anyone who burned witches. Incidentally, he had founded the first universities since the fall of Rome.
8ew08 TIL some people etch their favorite cooking recipe onto their gravestones when they die. You can find these gravestones and recreate these tasty dishes.
v1wjL TIL in 1398, Timur the Lame faced an army that had war elephants armoured with chain mail and poison on their tusks. Timur loaded his camels with wood and hay, and then when the elephants charged, he lit them on fire and forced them onwards. The elephants panicked and turned around.
9Pem TIL the UK has 1% of the world’s population but 20% of its CCTV cameras - one for every 14 people