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TIL: Lou Bega, singer of iconic Cuban song Mambo No. 5, is a German man of Italian & Ugandan descent. His only interaction with Cuban culture was a vacation to Miami as a teen.

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Vmbm TIL the Soviets were trying to collect rock samples from the Moon with a probe at the exact same time the Appolo 11 mission was taking place in 1969. While Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong were walking on the Moon, their probe malfunctioned and crashed into the surface miles away from them.
rRlrx TIL Mike Tyson has a professional boxing record of 23-0 at age 19, became the youngest Heavyweight Champion ever at 20, and was 35-0 (with 31 knockouts) and held the WBA, WBC, IBF, The Ring, and lineal heavyweight titles at age 21.
wow18 TIL about the Our Lady of Angels School Fire. A Catholic school in Chicago burned down in 1958, killing 92 students and 3 nuns.
lgZa TIL Only five independent writing systems have been produced in the entire human history. Sumerian, Egyptian, Harappan, Mayan, and Chinese.
xVga1 TIL FDR's first vice-president said the vice-presidency "isn't worth a pitcher of warm piss." His second VP, Harry Truman, said it was as "useful as a cow's fifth teat."