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TIL that the can opener was not invented until almost 50 years after the can

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b6X94 TIL about Poverty Point, a Native American site dated to 1,700 B.C. which was built by moving 53,000,000 cubic feet of soil by hand, creating massive mounds which the "city" was built on. It was a society of hunter gathers that created an expansive trade network that reached from Louisiana to Ohio.
8akrV TIL Dr. Seuss' widow disliked 'The Cat in the Hat' (2003) so much that she banned Hollywood from making Live Action movies of Seuss characters.
rN41d TIL the dolls in Disney's It's A Small World rides get haircuts once a year. The yarn used for their hair absorbs moisture and lengthens over time.
QNrmM TIL That the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Has Offices Around the World and Has Overseas Investments in Companies
ZvLv TIL Shakespeare’s plays were so popular that pirated copies were made. Reporters would attend a performance and quickly write down the play’s entire text in shorthand as it was spoken. The pirated copies often had errors due to the reporters making mistakes while writing.