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TIL that Mount Shishaldin, an active volcano in Alaska is in the shape of a perfect cone, with perfectly circular contours above 2000m.

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jJyE TIL There’s an alternate ending to The Lion King, where Scar defeats Simba by throwing him off Pride Rock to his apparent death. A fire then consumes Scar who stands there, laughing manically, while he burns to death. It was deemed “too dark” for a Disney film.
wVQE TIL that defense attorney Clement Vallandigham accidentally killed himself during a trial, while trying to demonstrate to the jury that his defendant’s victim could have accidentally shot himself with a pistol. The jury was so convinced by this demonstration that the defendant was later acquitted.
9Ygm6 TIL The Declaration of Independence portrayed George III as an inflexible tyrant who had squandered his right to govern the colonies. In reality Parliamentary ministers, not the crown, were responsible for colonial policies, though George still had means of direct and indirect influence
ANR64 TIL A Fourth Spy Kids Movie was planned for a Late 2004 release, with Josh Hartnett eyed as the main villain, but it never went into pre-production and was simply an idea. A fourth Spy Kids movie eventually came out (with little to no continuity with the first 3 movies) in 2011.
N7b96 TIL: the Pre-Code Era of Hollywood when movies were not systematically censored by an oversight group. Along with featuring stronger female characters, these films examined female subject matters that would not be revisited until decades later in US films.