OMG! Amazing things you didn't know about your favourite cartoons!!

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You know what...the awesome scene in Tarzan where the gorillas make a lot of music (and a totally big mess) at the humans' campsite? Mrs. Potts and Chip from Beauty and the Beast make a special appearance during the musical number.

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"Nickelodeon likes young people who don't have much experience, because they're cheap," says artist and puppeteer Tim Lagasse. Melissa Joan Hart was making around $150 an episode by the third season of Clarissa Explains It All, and the kids on You Can't Do That On Television made "probably $260 a week."

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Does the dog's shadow in this scene from Ratatouille look familiar to you? It's totally Dug from Up! (And,Ratatouille came out two years before Up did!)

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Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi was kicked off the show because the network thought the episode "Man's Best Friend" was too violent. Kricfalusi decided to make bootleg copies of the episode so people could see it if they wanted to.

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Snow White's character design was based on Marge Champion, a star from the 30's and 40's.

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Pocahontas character design was based on Irene Bedard (who was also her voice in the film).

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Ursula's(The Little Mermaid) character design was based on Divine, an iconic drag queen.

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Belle from Beauty and the Beast was characterized on Sherri Stoner, a Disney writer.

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Maleficent's character design was based on Eleanor Audley.

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The vultures in The Jungle Book were characterized on The Beatles.

#11

Aladdin's character design was based on Tom Cruise.

#12

The Sultan's palace from Aladdin was an inspiration from the Taj Mahal.

#13

Genie from Aladdin was actually Robin Williams (who also provided the voice for Genie).

#14

Hook's character design was based on Hans Conried, in both look and voice.

#15

The city and castle in Tangled was also an inspiration from Mont Saint-Michel.

#16

Two very special guests made an appearance in Disney's famous movie Frozen Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder (AKA Eugene) from Tangled! And guess what? It's not the only time Disney's done something like this.

#17

There's one fish in this scene from Brother Bear that doesn't quite fit in with the others. No wonder Dory and Marlin couldn't find Nemo!

#18

The creator of Ed, Edd, n Eddy, Danny Antonucci, also helped produce The Smurfs 5.

#19

Check nemo out in this scene from Monster's Inc. You know what's even more interesting? Monsters Inc. came out two years before Finding Nemo did!

#20

Elsa's palace in Frozen was also an inspiration from the Hotel de Glace in Cananda.

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