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Today I learned that Jim Henson wanted to make a live-action remake of Pinocchio in 1985, but Disney rejected the idea.

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E1le0 TIL that a secret underground vault containing the remains of about 800 toddlers was found in an abandoned Catholic maternity home for unwed pregnant women, run by Roman Catholic nuns.
16A1O TIL about the Castle Bravo nuclear test in the Marshall Islands. The explosion was twice as big as expected, causing radiation burns and sickness to residents of nearby islands. They never received compensation by the US government.
GAVWE TIL That the asteroid impact that wiped out most of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago sparked two years of darkness
QJbvM TIL that apparently The Breakfast Roll is not a thing outside Ireland?!
nJrd TIL babies born to mothers who used heroin while pregnant are given tinctures of opium to treat their withdrawal