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TIL Merida (Brave) is the only disney princess to not have a love interest, sing in the movie, or come from an offical Disney film.

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KObrJ TIL that in 1906, The Daily Mail hired novelist William Le Queux to write a story of the most likely path for a hypothetical German invasion of England. When that path went mostly through areas with low 'Daily Mail' readership, they ordered it rewritten to more directly impact their existing readers
Kv49 TIL that before standard CPR was invented, the dominant response to cardiac arrest was to cut open the chest and massage the heart directly in the hands.
E45x TIL that Dragon Ball Z is going to be 27 years old and a new movie that is considered a part of the canon is being released this year.
88oZ TIL that almost 10 years ago, PETA offered $15k to the town of Hamburg to change name to Veggieburg
ned1r TIL About Boulders Beach, a beach in Cape Twon, South Africa with African penguins. The penguins are an endangered species, so they are protected by the Cape Nature Conservation.