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TIL each Disney film is avail to buy for limited time and then put “in the vault”. It is done to keep films fresh. Side effect is that DVDs become collectibles and parents have to pay excessive amounts for films which also increases piracy.

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N7Ede TIL Rick Kirkham of Tiger King fame conducted high profile interviews about drug abuse while secretly being high on crack
8o1b TIL U.S. landlords cannot legally deny residence or charge additional pet rent and/or pet deposits for tenants with emotional support animals [ESAs]. Your pet can be declared an ESA for a variety of issues, including depression and social anxiety, with as little as a doctor’s note.
8aXbZ TIL of Robert Hubert, who was accused of causing the Great Fire of London. He declared that he had thrown a grenade through a window into the bakery where it had started. Yet, he hadn’t been in England, the bakery didn’t have any windows, and he was a cripple. He was still executed.
xVWE5 TIL that introduction of iodized salt in 1920s increased national IQ average by 3.5 points in a decade and in certain states which had high levels of iodine deficiency previously, saw avg IQ increase as much as 15 points within the first decade.
wLgQM TIL of Margaret Howe Lovett’s sexual relations with a Dolphin during a NASA funded communications study. Lovett manually relieved Peter of urges to keep him focused. LSD was also used to aid the dolphins in speaking. Peter learned 2 words but killed himself when the study ended. ‬