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TIL There were only 3 squirrels in Philadelphia in 1847, and urban planners put them there to make public parks better for people!

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VMNDD TIL Phil Collins sang the songs for "Disney's Tarzn" fully in german for the german synchronization.
R5wO8 TIL That even though Dalton Trumbo is known to be the creator of 'Roman Holiday' the son of the man who fronted the script (Trumbo was blacklisted) refused to turn over the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay to Trumbo's widow in 1993.
Br8e TIL that the “taste bud map” that we were all taught in school was disproved in 1974 but they continue to teach it because it is easier then changing it..
YpNyA TIL Margot Robbie was nominated for an award called "Actress Most in Need of a New Agent" by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists in 2016 for her work on Tarzan and Suicide Squad.
GYe6Q TIL that actor Tony Burton (Duke Evers in the Rocky films, Assault on Precinct 13, The Shining) was originally a professional boxer. He studied acting while in prison for three years for robbery, and turned it in to a successful career after his release