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Today I Learned Woody Harrelson's father was a contract killer

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ZpOp TIL KB Toys was one of the companies to go bankrupt because of Bain Capital’s “Dividend Recapitalization” scheme. It was the second-oldest operating toy retailer in North America before it’s demise.
Z8w0o TIL that Scar’s real name is Taka, which in Swahili translates to “garbage,” meaning that Mufassa's and Scar’s parents named them “King” and “garbage." Ouch.
p8Yob TIL that trees go through a process similar to hibernation called dormancy, and that is what keeps them alive during the winter.
kJ6PW TIL of Harry Hopkins, FDR's closest confidant and right-hand man in World War II. In 1939, he suffered from stomach cancer and lost 75% of his stomach in an operation. Told that he had only four weeks to live, Hopkins suffered through poor health to work throughout World War II, and died in 1946.
9Y7xm TIL the feeling of always being stuck in the slowest traffic lane isn't paranoia - it's likely true