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Mar 17, 2020

TIL that in 1940 Disney's movie "Fantasia" invented the concept of stereo sound, eventually changing the music industry forever. To promote the film, Disney created a surround sound system called "Fantasound" that used multiple speakers spread across a room to immerse audiences in the film's music

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Jan 12, 2020

TIL that in 1966, water was flown to Disneyland from seas around the world to pour into the "It's a Small World" ride as a way to signify union and peace in the wake of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Aug 08, 2019

TIL that Walt Disney gave his housekeeper, Thelma Pearl Howard, stocks of the company during holidays and birthdays every year, instead of cash. The stocks were valued very little at the time, but by the time she was in her 70s, they were worth $9 million.

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