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TIL the recording of Beauty and the Beast by Angela Lansbury was done in one take

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7ramO TIL the scientist John von Neumann (1903-1957) could by the age of 6, divide two 8 digit numbers in his head and converse in ancient Greek. He published over 150 papers during his lifetime, and is considered by many to be among the most intellegent humans to have ever lived.
pmZN TIL that Target Corporation runs 2 state of the art criminal forensics labs.
GDkJ TIL that back in the day, a lot of professional middle-class blacks always traveled with a chauffeur’s hat. The reason: If they were driving a nice new car through a small southern town, they didn’t want police officers, or any other whites, to know the car belonged to them.
rO6W TIL that studio execs disliked the film title “Beetlejuice” and wanted to call it “House Ghosts.” Displeased, Burton jokingly suggested “Scared Sheetless.” The director was horrified when they went for it. Needless to say, Burton eventually got his way.
9w15r TIL that the 90s-early 2000s icon Eliza Dushku was "inundated" with fan mails from prisoners due to her portrayal of Faith in the show Buffy The Vampire Slayer