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TIL that “Eye of Newt” is not an actual eye, but an archaic name for mustard seed!

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E1w1p TIL "It's a Small World" song, which is frequently played at its headline attraction at Disney theme parks, is the only Disney song not copyrighted due to the request by UNICEF. The song was played at the 1964 NYC World's Fair as a salute to UNICEF and is seen as a gift to children around the world.
x6vOb TIL about the Personal Rescue Enclosure or "rescue ball", a 36 inches (91 cm) sphere intended to protect an astronaut in space in case they had to leave the Space Shuttle; another suited astronaut would then carry the sphere. It was developed in the early days of the Shuttle program but never flown.
OGYW1 TIL about the world's roundest object the Heason sphere. If this tiny sphere was blown up to the size of the earth, the height difference between the lowest point in the deepest ocean and the highest mountain would be just 10-15 feet.
XrYP TIL that Shania Twain divorced her husband when he was caught having an affair with her best friend. Twain ended up marrying her now former best friend’s ex-husband.
Q0Je TIL Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double for the first 6 Harry Potter movies is paralyzed from an accident on set during the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.