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TIL Robin Williams improvised so much during the recording of Aladdin that the Disney team had over 16 hours of material, and his performance was deemed ineligible for a Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar.

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mm7y TIL that Yubitsume is the Yakuza ritual of chopping off part of one’s pinky as either punishment or an apology. Reason: Amputation of the little finger makes a proper grip on a samurai sword impossible, weakening him in battle and forcing the person to be more reliant on his boss for protection.
EyLx TIL America’s poverty line was designed with the thought that every American household had a housewife who was a skilled cook, and has only ever been adjusted for inflation.
wvX7 TIL Pixar originally rendered “Finding Nemo” at a resolution of only 1600x900, and later re-renders of the film have minor animation differences due to the use of random seed numbers
OoKZX TIL November 2, 2000 was the last time all humans were on Earth together. Ever since then, at least one person has remained on the International Space Station.
M6VB TIL that the FCC considers 4mbps to be fast enough for hd online streaming