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TIL "the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown" is a special from 1988 that was meant to be Charles Schulz's most ambitious peanuts special it costed millions of dollars he later commented and said "I wanted this to be my Citizen Kane, but it's not." The special was not well-received upon its airing

wLPwP TIL The Great Gatsby was originally a failure when released in 1925 and only became popular when it was mass printed and sent to soldiers during World War 2. 1944, only 120 copies of Gatsby sold, today it sells over 500,000 each year.
O6Vg TIL that despite being a symbol for post-modern Anarchism, Guy Fawkes was a devout Catholic who sought to install a Catholic monarchy in England and the Netherlands.
nelBb TIL that 30 million live in caves in China
D1pOP TIL that Daft Punk's album "Discovery" was turned into a feature length anime film. Having no sound effects or dialogue, the movie was hailed as "the best animated movie made in 2003"
R7n0j Humpback whales are far better known for their bellowing "songs" that can travel up to six miles, but the animals also have quiet voices. Biologists have observed humpback calves “whispering” to their mothers in tones that can be heard only within 330 feet—a strategy to prevent predators, such as orcas, from eavesdropping. Calves also want to avoid adult male humpbacks, which may try to separate the calf from its mother to mate. This shortened time with its mom could ultimately weaken the calf, which needs to drink 50 gallons of milk a day to fuel up for its long migration.