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TIL that play is deemed so essential for healthy development that the United Nations recognizes it as a human right for all children.

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GjL4 TIL Pinocchio was originally a serial where Pinocchio was generally a rebellious whiny brat, Geppetto was eaten by a shark, the cricket was squashed to death, Pinocchio was hanged by thieves, and his nose growing was a minor point happening only twice and not always due to lying
wo8YE TIL when the original Star Wars movie was released in 1977, Harrison Ford was 34, Carrie Fisher was 20 and Mark Hamill was 25
epVQn TIL that the Embassy of Spain to the Holy See is the oldest embassy in the world. It was created in 1480 by King Ferdinand the Catholic. It is housed in the same building (Palace of Spain) since 1647, and the square in Rome where the palace is located takes the name from it (Piazza di Spagna)
PL0Z TIL that the movie “Jaws” was supposed to feature a mechanical shark, but after several malfunctions, Spielberg decided to film from the shark’s point of view and suggest the presence of the shark via composer John William’s musical theme
e0RGb TIL only 20% of USA kids learns a foreign language relative to 92% of European kids