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TIL John Candy was going to star in Pocahontas, as the voice of a turkey named Redfeather. But after his death, his character and dialogue were deleted.

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mYXo TIL that Charleston, AR was the first southern school system to integrate (not Little Rock, AR.) When asked how it could be done without violence, an attorney named Dale Bumpers said, “We’ll just do it.” The board integrated the schools without announcing it to the press, and there was no violence.
rRAZW TIL that a single opossum can kill about 5,000 ticks in a single season
aw7GJ TIL days are gradually getting longer; the modern day is longer by about 1.7 milliseconds than a century ago.
R7EV7 TIL The expletive "Jesus H. Christ" was first documented by Mark Twain in his autobiography
b9EK7 TIL The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences used to give out an Academy Juvenile Award, complete with a miniature statue. Shirley Temple was the first and youngest to win the award at the age of 6 in 1934. Mickey Rooney was the oldest to win at 18. Hayley Mills was the last to win in 1960.