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TIL Walt Disney planned his own city where everybody would be employed and working for Disney in some way. They would all pay rent for the priviledge of living there and would always be ensured the latest technology in their homes.

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QNXea TIL there's a new metabolic surgery that mitigates the effects of type 2 diabetes (DM2) and obesity in patients that is being done in Mexico (Surgery does not cure diabetes but it does control it.)
5VmdD TIL radium was actively used in commercial products when it was first discovered. With its self-luminous property, radium paint was used for a number of items like clocks, cosmetics, or even food and medicine. The use of radium was discontinued after the death of Radium Girls.
1mYV TIL that Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that all his films are secretly connected.
pEDZ TIL the Game Boy Camera was featured in the 1999 edition of Guinness World Records for being the world’s smallest digital camera
OoEEX TIL Daniel Radcliffe broke over 60 wands and went through over 160 pairs of glasses during the filming of Harry Potter