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TIL That Rather Than Use CGI, Tim Burton Had 40 Squirrels Trained to Crack Nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

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ned0d TIL That there are Long-time nuclear waste warning messages to inform future humans with a simple drawing
rRNmx TIL I learned only four people on the Hollywood Walk of Fame have both their name and their most iconic character listed: Walt Disney/Mickey Mouse, Mel Blanc/Bugs Bunny, Jim Henson/Kermit the Frog, and Mike Myers/Shrek.
mxGnP TIL Hitler wouldn't allow the use of toxic gas in combat during WWII. He had himself being gassed while serving in WWI, afterward he said he couldn't stand the smell of people cooking meat cause it reminded him of being gassed.
jXAN TIL The Seaside Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine has been in continuous operation under the Gooch family since 1667, making it one of the oldest companies in the United States. The inn is currently owned by the twelfth generation descendants.
pYG0p TIL scenes from the 1976 film Rocky such as the carcass-punching scenes and Rocky running up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art are based on events in Joe Frazier's real life. Frazier makes a cameo appearance in the film as a spectator at the fight between Rocky and Apollo Creed.