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TIL about the "Pretzel Belt" where 80% of pretzels in the US come from.

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J5AB TIL of Otto Wels, a Social Democratic politician of Weimar Germany who was an outspoken opponent of Hitler. He was the sole person to speak against the Enabling Act after the Reichstag Fire. He died in exile in France in the early days of World War II.
yVlja TIL that Nicolas Cage Spent $150 million on 15 homes (including one haunted mansion), two islands, a dinosaur skull, a Lamborghini, exotic pets and a rare vintage comic book.
ANwVd TIL that the trend of anime's signature large eyes started from mangaka Osamu Tezuka's works, who himself was influenced by Disney and Betty Boop cartoons, and fashion designer Jun'ichi Nakahara's works. Other factor such as a proverb involving eyes also played a part.
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