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TIL The Great Wall of China was reinforced with rice

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4XAk5 TIL that Disneyland has its own color called "Go Away Green"—a shade that's meant to help things blend in with the landscaping. Go Away Green is a gray-green (and kinda bluish) shade, tested and formulated to blend in well among almost anything: concrete, landscaping, the sky, you name it.
Jxy4 TIL Kurt Russel directed Tombstone, but didn’t want to be listed as the director. Of the two listed directors, one was fired very early in the production and the second was a “ghost director”.
vnL TIL on June 24, 1374, one of the first documented outbreaks of St John’s Dance struck Aachen, Germany. People would dance uncontrollably for no apparent reason, even continuing to writhe around on the ground after collapsing from exhaustion.
yQYZp TIL that the Maldives is the lowest lying country in the world with the highest elevation from sea level being 6 FEET.
awA79 TIL Mr. Rogers had a very distinct way of speaking to children to make sure ideas were communicated clearly. His production team fondly called it “Freddish”.