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TIL James Cameron earned $350 million from Avatar (2009) which is the biggest financial haul ever for a movie director from a single film.

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KOxpa TIL that in 1963, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence, organizers led a successful Bristol Bus Boycott to end the state-owned Bristol Omnibus Company's then-legal policy of hiring only whites.
KOo66 TIL that the enteric nervous system (nervous system around gastrointestinal system) can act as the body's second brain and can work independently of the brain and spinal cord.
1aAEr TIL An elephant's memory is so good that it not only recognizes all the members of its own clan, but even other creatures who leave a strong impression on them. A pair of elephants who had performed in a circus together were able to recognize each other when they met again after 20 years.
DQ1mY TIL that there was a Masonic-style group for Catholics to join in the 18th century called the Order of the Pug. Initiates had to wear a dog collar and kiss the rear end of a porcelain statue of a pug.
aVBA TIL two vegan parents severely ignored dietary and medical needs of their child resulting in her death, and they never went to jail for it.