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TIL that United Cerebral Palsy publishes a Disability Etiquette guide.

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JYvO1 TIL this abandoned, unfinished 50,000 square foot mega mansion on 32 acres in Oregon was built by Hollywood Video founder Mark Wattles. It was to feature an indoor sports court/pool and a 60-car subterranean garage. He spent $12 million and then never finished it...
BQlk TIL that contrary to popular belief, King Mongkut of Siam’s proposed gift of elephants to Abraham Lincoln was not meant to be used to combat the Confederacy, but rather to create a feral pack of elephants in the US for future use.
6EdwW TIL Facebook created two AI chatbots to converse with one other, only to shut them down when they began speaking in a language they had created for themselves.
epjdJ TIL while Lion King(1994) earned $2 billion in box office and home media, it earned $3 billion and $8 billion in merchandising and stage adatation respectively.
Vle4 TIL When threatened, the Iberian ribbed newt drives its ribs through its skin, puncturing specialized poison glands and deterring attackers with sharp, poison-laced ribs.