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TIL that Orthocarbonic Acid is called “Hitler’s Acid” because its molecular geometry resembles a swastika

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6dDJ TIL there was supposed to be a Pinocchio film to be released in 1936, predating Disney’s Pinocchio by four years. It was meant to be the first Italian animated film, but for unknown reasons the film was never completed and it is considered lost
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