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TIL that during the 70s, Disney recycled a lot of their animation frames, resulting in identical scenes in some movies

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R7d0a TIL that all-natural kitty litter is made from clays that are naturally high in thorium, uranium, and potassium-40. The quantities we (and our kitty friends) are exposed to are negligible, but in large shipments it's enough to set off radiation detectors.
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