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TIL Disney made a deal with Netflix to stream all of their new releases starting “late 2016,” including subsidiaries such as Pixar and Marvel. This means films like Finding Dory, Avengers: Infinity War, and Star Wars: Episode VIII will be on Netflix in the coming years.

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MegwB TIL that with so much time to devote, prison inmates are training service dogs for wounded veterans in only 1 year compared to the standard 2-5 years.
WXp9 TIL that in 2011, Two farmers fed up with bribe demands dumped over 40 live snakes in a local tax office in India
YpBWr TIL about Grain Entrapment. Large quantities of grain stored in places like silos will suddenly shift and may trap people caught in their motion. In 2010 alone this resulted in 26 deaths in American farms.
8lQ8 TIL first aid training is required to be able to obtain a driver’s license in Germany. This is administered to ensure that in the event of a road accident other drivers will be able to assist.
DQe4g TIL Vecihi Hürkuş was the first person to ever build an airplane in Turkey. When the plane was completed Hürkuş flew it for 15 minutes but was arrested by flying without a permit.