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TIL Antarctica is actually just a cluster of islands under the ice

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0w46p TIL that 8 months after Sacagawea's death, William Clark (from the explorer duo Lewis & Clark) adopted her 2 children.
5YgMr TIL that Walt Disney wanted to add a scene to Bambi showing the burned corpse of the hunter who shot Bambi's mother.
Wo44 TIL a small investigation of “faux fur” trim on Tommy Hilfiger and Nordstrom items found that 24 out of 25 were real fur– of domestic cats and dogs (possibly stolen) and even wolves.
m14eo TIL ; Illegal child labor is on the rise in a tight job market | CNN Business
A1Gg TIL in 1955, Sears published a phone number that kids could use to “call Santa”. However, due to a misprint, the number Sears printed redirected to NORAD’s top secret emergency line. Rather than having the ad pulled, NORAD decided to “track” Santa’s progress, which they continue to do to this day.