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TIL Despicable Me is the highest-grossing animated franchise ever, even beating Shrek.

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b6Rm0 TIL that Ancient Kyoto, which is steeped in history, was Japan’s imperial capital from 794 CE to 1869. During World War II, the United States thought about bombing Kyoto due to its large population, but it was spared and now flourishes with many prewar buildings and traditional homes.
d89nQ TIL that walruses are capable of whisteling
ZpeMv TIL Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote their first single "Surfin'" for a high school music class and received an F for it. In 2018 the high school retroactively changed his grade to an A.
owMr TIL in the original comics starring The Mask, Stanley Ipkiss (the character played by Jim Carrey in the film) dies in the 4th issue and Lt. Kellaway (the antagonist cop in the film) becomes the new Mask
lonJ7 TIL that during WWII Audie Murphy earned every US Army combat award for valor, and several French and Belgian awards for heroism. He earned the Medal of Honor at 19 for holding off a company of German soldiers for an hour, then leading a successful counter attack while out of ammo and wounded.