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TIL The first time the Beatles took acid, it was given to them by their dentist, without their knowledge or consent

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6990W TIL Animation legend Tex Avery lost use of his left eye, after during some spitballing between animators, one took it further by using a wire paperclip which accidentally hit Avery's eye, some believe this loss gave him a unique look at animation and his bizarre directorial style
R5VP6 TIL that in “once upon a studio”. When Mickey speaks to a portrait of Walt Disney, playing in the background was Disney's favorite song: "Feed the Birds”. The producers also got Richard Sherman to record a new version for the film, using the same piano and in the same old office of Walt Disney.
6E9g8 TIL symbolically named Torch Tower building in Dubai have catches fire 2 times in 2 years
Z89ZD TIL the pinching force of "29 coconut crabs collected from the northern part of Okinawa Island" in Japan "ranged from 29.4 to 1765.2 N." "During our field study," write the researchers, "obtaining data for analysis was challenging, as the large claws of this crab pinched us on multiple occasions."
QNXLk TIL that Blue Olives exist. How is it that no one considers these when searching for rare blue fruits? These put blueberries to shame in terms of colour.