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TIL that Woody’s actual full name is ‘Woody Pride’ and has been since the earliest days of developing the original Toy Story.

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y66a TIL that Ernest Hemingway lived through anthrax, malaria, pneumonia, dysentery, skin cancer, hepatitis, anemia, diabetes, high blood pressure, two plane crashes, a ruptured kidney, a ruptured spleen, a ruptured liver, a crushed vertebra, and a fractured skull.
YpXgx TIL real Christmas trees are more environmentally friendly than artificial, despite the latter 'saving' a tree
nWyVb TIL that cork flooring and wine corks are created using the bark of the Cork Oak tree. The tree isn't cut down. The bark is harvested & begins to regenerate quickly to be harvested every 7 years. The Cork Oak isn't harmed & is therefore a sustainable resource.
W7Xn9 TIL that in the original Greek, the legendary island of Themiscyra, home of the Amazons, was not located at sea (as portrayed in Wonder Woman comics) but in the Terme river in what is now northern Turkey
neaE9 TIL that the Chinese and Jewish peoples have traditionally deeply admired and respected each other for centuries, based in their trade interactions and shared familial and cultural values of hard work.