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TIL Nazis held a rally at Madison Square Garden in 1939. It was attended by TWENTY THOUSAND people!

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mx6xx TIL the Thirteen Colonies were used as a penal colony for English criminals between the 1600s to 1776. Historians estimate between 50,000 to 120,000 criminals were transfered. After America's indepedence the Brits tried to substitute America with Ghana and Senegal, ultimately deciding on Australia.
gr7Y7 TIL that in early 2000, McDonald's Singapore sparked a "Hello Kitty Craze" that led to massive crowds, fights, injuries, and complaints from over 6,000 businesses as customers scrambled to get their hands on limited edition Hello Kitty toys that came with value meals.
wLRKP TIL Abraham Lincoln's youngest son's nickname was Tad because of his large head and he was "as wiggly as a tadpole."
lo1BB TIL that scientists have concluded that a Greenland shark is 512 years old. If correct, it means it’s the oldest living vertebrate on the planet.
Z6Aa TIL The camera on the Blackbird was so advanced that when it took a photo of a car on the ground that was 80,000 feet below it and the plane traveled at over 2,000 mph, the license plate would be visible in the photo.