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TIL that famed New Jersey singer Frank Sinatra, is the Great Uncle of another famed New Jersey singer, Jon Bon Jovi.

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KYyN6 TIL: In the United States, children were considered the parents property until the 1960s. Even in 1956, attempts to pass U.S. Federal legislation to ban baby-selling failed.
d8Nx8 TIL that the sound version of a black hole is called a 'dumb hole'
DQ48J TIL In 2006, the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed what they claimed to be a training camp but actually turned out to be an orphanage
OYea TIL the first serial killer in Jamica lived in a castle and hunted people for sport.
Ee8P TIL at the time of 101 Dalmations’ production there was talk about closing Disney’s animation department because of the wildly expensive an under-performing Sleeping Beauty. The production of Dalmations was cut in half because of a modified Xerox machine.