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TIL in the UK version of “Lilo and Stitch”, the scene of Lilo hiding in a clothes dryer was redrawn so that way Lilo’s hiding in a cupboard with a pizza box for a door to prevent little kids from imitating the act of hiding in a dryer.

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R7KE6 TIL Why northern light is so valuable for painters and sculptors. It's because northern light is consistent during the day, no matter what position the sun is in. It doesn't move through the studio at different angles, the different intensities making it hard to keep colors consistent.
6EvZZ TIL that the TV show "Hannah Montana" was originally going to be called "Alexis Texas" before the producers realised that a porn star already had that name and had to change it to avoid young children searching the name online and accidentally coming across pornography.
pYaQe TIL that cows form strong bonds and can become stressed when separated from their best friend 🥺
GApag TIL Harriet Mordaunt after being convicted of adultery with Prince Edward of wales (King Edward VII), her father intervened with the courts that no impropriety had happened so she was deemed insane and spent the rest of her life in various asylums.
kJByd TIL the Mediterranean Sea went into a cycle of partial or near complete drying-up from 5.96 to 5.33 million years ago, when the precursor of the Strait of Gibraltar closed off sealing the Sea off from the Atlantic Ocean. The period ended with a flood when the Atlantic reclaimed the basin.