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TIL The guy who originally voiced Tigger, Gargamel, and the Owl from the Tootsie Roll Pop commercial also was the first person to build and patent an implantable mechanical heart.

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negk9 TIL In Mainland China and Malaysia, movies have restrictions that villains should be punished in the end.
lgBA TIL that a loan of £1000 at the rate of 6% p.a. was given by a UK school to the city of St Albans in 1722. St. Albans City council, despite acknowledging the loan, has not made any repayments on it. As of 2012, the debt stands at £21,800,000,000 (21.8 billion GPB).
LkLAd TIL that the youngest confirmed world leaders are John I of France and Alfonso XIII of Spain who were both crowned on the day of their birth.
mxJMo TIL in Finland, fines are based on income. In 2002, a Nokia executive was fined with a US$103,000 speeding ticket.
yQKR8 TIL of a German art project called the Time Pyramid. It consists of 120 concrete blocks, but only one block is placed every 10 years. So far, 3 blocks have been placed. It is scheduled to be completed in the year 3183