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TIL there is an actual word for the way Jedi master Yoda talks: ‘anastrophic’

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EGRx TIL Dreamworks’ Antz was made by former Disney employee who was told the story for Pixar’s A Bug’s Life years in advance. When he left Disney, he co-founded Dreamworks and used the story to make Antz, rushed production and released it a month before Pixar did. Pixar still grossed $70 million more.
LLyP TIL that cigarette manufacturers endorsed the creation of laws banning cigarette advertising, understanding that this would reduce costs and increase profits across the industry.
Nyp6 TIL there is actually a law in Arizona called the “Stupid Motorist Law”
OXaY TIL a UK man became paralyzed after a cycling accident and spent 4 years raising £22,000 to pay for pioneering treatment that might help him walk again. However, upon hearing about a disabled boy needing surgery (that stood a better chance of success), he donated all the money to him instead.
9w4OX TIL that around 1226, a Vietnamese prince fled Vietnam with a large number of servants. He ended up in Korea, where King Kojong of the Goryeo Dynasty welcomed him. Today about 600 households in South Korea can trace their ancestry to him