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TIL Disney isn't legally allowed to develop Marvel attractions based on X-Men, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, and the Avengers, and their "families" on its East Coast theme parks, nor use the Marvel name in both of its West/East Coast parks due to the 1994 contract Marvel signed with Universal Studios

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xVoXw TIL our minds have the ability to "override" a sound depending on what you see while hearing the sound. This audio illusion is the McGurk effect and occurs regardless of whether or not you are aware of it.
RvjQ TIL that Kevin Smith thought working with Bruce Willis was soul crushing. At the wrap party for Cop Out he toasted the movie saying, “I want to thank everyone who worked on the film, except for Bruce Willis, who is a fucking dick.”
awNjb TIL that the Old City of Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites on Earth for Christians, Muslims and Jews, is less than half a square mile in area. Central Park in NYC is 1.3 square miles.