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TIL There is Exactly One Known Remaining Jew in Afghanistan, He Sells Kababs

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DNEP TIL “Ghostbusters” and “Gremlins” both came out on the same day… 30 years ago today.
OGbA1 TIL in 1971, future Studio Ghibli cofounders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata wanted to create a feature-length anime adaptation of Pippi Longstocking. They even travelled to Sweden to location scout and meet with the book’s author.
woAa7 TIL prior to the 1900s, cows were impregnated naturally in order to get milk
e0LE6 TIL that Lois Duncan, the author of I Know What You Did Last Summer, abandoned writing YA horror/thrillers (a genre she is largely responsible for popularising) after her own daughter was murdered in a still-unsolved case.
gMLdX TIL that all US mailboxes are essentially federal property, even if you buy and install them yourself.