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TIL that Karen Dotrice, who portrayed Jane in Disney's Mary Poppins, didn't see the film in its entirety until 2013, almost fifty years after its original release. She didn't watch the full 140-minute film at its 1964 premiere because she had to leave early for school the following morning.

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