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TIL Joey Ramone was born with a parasitic twin growing out of his back.

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Qx5a TIL Gary Lineker once said “Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.”
aKMM TIL that a tomb was built inside the U.S. Capitol for George Washington’s remains. The tomb is still accessible but not open to the public. He was instead buried at Mount Vernon by the wish of his will.
pXy8 TIL after Mao received mangoes from the Pakistani foreign minister, mangoes became a sign of loyalty to Mao. Rallies were organized honoring mangoes. Half a million people greeted mango replicas when they arrived in Chengdu. One man compared a mango to a sweet potato and was executed.
QJGYe TIL Beauty and the Beast was written in 1740 as a critique of the forced marriages between 13-15 yr old girls to adult men common at the time. Later versions shifted the emphasis to teach young girls "good manners and how to deal with the idea of marrying young and being in an arranged marriage."
lPxV TIL New Zealand is part of a 93% submerged continent known as Zealandia.