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TIL The Road to El Dorado was considered both a critical and commercial failure when it was released.

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9YN4M TIL Investing $5 in bitcoin 7 years ago would make you $4.4 million richer today.
GYovE TIL that in Singapore, people who opt-out of donating their organs are put on a lower priority to receive an organ transplant than those who did not opt-out.
GYMWJ TIL that Ken Jennings' historic Jeopardy! run nearly ended before it began. Jennings' first Final Jeopardy answer of "Who is Jones" had to be adjudicated before it was allowed. If he hadn't been given credit, he would have finished in 3rd, on his first episode.
JYArm TIL the oldest monument in Paris is over 3,000 years old. The Ottoman ruler of Egypt gave a 75 ft, 250 ton ancient Egyptian obelisk to France in exchange for a mechanical clock in 1833. The obelisk was placed in the center of the Place de la Concorde where it stands today.
E1KW7 TIL that for thousands of years, glue has been made by melting dead horses. This practice, although now less frequently, still happens to this day.