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TIL that "Lilo & Stitch" (2002) used exclusively watercolor backgrounds, since Disney, after some failures, was investing in other projects. This was later called a "hand drawn miracle".

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wokJ6 TIL that there are official guidelines for muslims to perform their rituals from space since 2007, when the first malaysian astronaut join the space station.
mXAM TIL that in 1978 a Russian scientist was accidentally shot through the head by particle accelerator. He lived, but the shot side of this face is now paralyzed and does not age.
gMywL TIL that an island in the middle of Loch Lomond in Scotland is home to roughly 60 wallabies
WZ5Y TIL All cellphones with cameras bought in Japan come with camera shuttle sounds that you cannot mute, largely to prevent people from taking upskirt photos of women
16gg8 TIL that, when translated, the "haka" - the Maori war dance performed by NZ sports teams - mentions a hairy man who makes the sun shine.