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TIL that while ginseng is thought of as a traditional Chinese medicine, it is actually native to North America

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VMD6B TIL Brad Bird the creator of the 1999 film The Iron Giant was inspired to make the movie from the loss of his sister, who was shot and killed by her husband. The very end of the movie reads “For Susan”.
9LvB TIL the US Homeownership Rate Is Now the Lowest Since 1989
9WeM TIL that the Roman Emperor Nero bought a young boy, married him, castrated him and dressed him up as a girl at public events.
LkoW0 TIL thanks to mergers Disney now owns 17/20 of the top grossing films of all-time (US), including the entire top 5. For worldwide box office, they own 14/20.
DRZg TIL a restaurant manager at Disneyland Paris killed himself in 2010 and scratched a message on a wall saying “Je ne veux pas retourner chez Mickey” which translates to “I don’t want to work for Mickey any more.”