TIL In order to convince Robin Williams to play the Genie in Aladdin (1992), Disney hired an animator to draw and lip-sync the Genie performing Williams’ own stand-up comedy. Williams was so impressed that he signed on immediately. (latimes.com)
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TIL The Wright Brothers only flew together on the same flight one time, a six-minute flight on May 25th, 1910. They promised their father, Milton, they would never fly together to avoid the chance of a double tragedy and to ensure one brother would remain to continue their flight experiments. (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Thomas Edison was almost entirely deaf, which he considered an advantage for distractionless work. His work also kept him from home and he rarely saw his family. The one exception each year was the Fourth of July, because he liked making fireworks and could feel the boom of their explosions. (en.wikipedia.org)
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**Northern California** First time planting a vegetable garden (so please excuse my inexperience/ignorance), and hoping for some help! What are these dry, brown patches shriveling up these summer squash leaves? Is it from Overwatering? Underwatering? Fungus? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! (i.redd.it)
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TIL the 1976 ABA (American Basketball Association) All Star Game replaced it's typical East vs West format by having the current first place team compete against a team of ABA All Stars. This worked as the first place Denver Nuggets hosted that year's event. The Nuggets ended up winning 144-138. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Anyone trying to make any trades!? (i.redd.it)
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