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TIL the snow used in the Wizard of Oz was 100% pure asbestos.

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V5Bp TIL the Sun is the most perfect sphere ever observed in nature.
PYJ0J TIL That The Kurilian Bobtail Is A Natural Cat Breed Which Evolved In Isolation For Hundreds Of Years. As Pets, They Are Described As Clever And Gentle, And They Love Playing In The Water.
RLNQ TIL that on April 18th, 1930 (Good Friday) the BBC announced that the world was indeed “Good” and there was nothing worth reporting in the news.
OONR TIL that the cars in Oprah’s famous car giveaway back in 2004 were actually donated by General Motors and weren’t from Oprah herself
rWQy TIL Mickey Rooney has been acting for 91 years, been married 8 times, and has worked for so long that no one knows exactly how many movies and short subject films he’s been in. He’s also still alive.