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TIL about Stubbs, a cat who was the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska from July 1997 until his death. As a mayor, Stubbs used to eat at a restaurant and drank water laden with catnip out of a wineglass or margarita glass.

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JY9Mv Til Japanese filmaker Goro Miyazaki son of Hayako Miyazaki from Studio Ghibli made a movie in 2006 where the M.C Prince killed his father. Hayako Miyazaki 2 years later made Ponyo where the M.C a Goldfish has a protective father who for her happiness submits to her wishes to become human.

W7xWY TIL Roughly 95% of Scottish single malt whisky is made in former bourbon barrels. American laws require bourbon barrels only be used once so they are cheap and plentiful for reuse elsewhere. The barrels often add vanilla, caramel, or nutty aromas.

QN0GX TIL in the movie Raiders Of The Lost Ark Harrison Ford playing the Indiana Jones character in one now famous scene goes off script and shoots a swordsman because he had to go the toilet because he had a case of dysentery and the director chose to keep the scene.

ADQVl TIL Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) never intended the apples he planted to be eaten whole. He intended for them to be made into hard apple cider.

o8gE TIL a statue in France has been retrofitted with a detachable penis because people kept stealing the regular one. Authorities store the penis for safekeeping and reattach it for special events.