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TIL Pixar changed the ending to “Finding Nemo” sequel after seeing a documentary on the terrible conditions at SeaWorld

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PYmgn TIL Nurhachi was originally defeated by Yuan Chonghuan of the Ming Dynasty. The disintegration of the Ming Dynasty was closely linked to economic decline.
wJW8 TIL Ancient Greeks built a 7 mile wall from Athens to the port of Piraeus to guarantee safe passage to the sea
oByAY TIL with the US entry into WWI, German nationals were automatically classified "enemy aliens." Some 250,000 people in that category were required to register and carry registration cards. A total of 2,048 were incarcerated for the remainder of the war in two camps in Utah and Georgia.
69bN8 TIL Mark Twain in "The United States of Lyncherdom", asserts "moral cowardice" is "the commanding feature of the make-up of 9,999 men in the 10,000" and "no revolt against a public infamy or oppression has ever been begun but by the one daring man". Twain felt the States were not ready for essay.
nerM9 TIL after two cast members of LOST were arrested for drunk driving, both their characters were killed off in an episode called "Two for the Road".