Facts about Mickey Mouse

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   The iconic white gloves Mickey Mouse wears were inspired by vaudeville performers of the 1920s who commonly wore them during their acts.

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   Approximately 2.6 million Mickey Mouse plush toys sold during the character's first year of merchandise production in 1929, making him the first licensed cartoon character to achieve massive commercial success.

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   Mickey Mouse's first theatrical appearance in Steamboat Willie required 700 drawings to animate just 7 minutes of film.

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   Three-fingered gloves became Mickey Mouse's standard appearance because animator Fred Moore determined they were easier to draw consistently across thousands of frames than five-fingered hands.

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   Walt Disney's distinctive high-pitched voice remained Mickey Mouse's official voice for 50 years until Bret Iwan took over the role in 2011.

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   In 1928, Steamboat Willie debuted Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney's voice acting the character for its first public appearance on November 18.

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