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TIL Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was named after Ronald Reagan.

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awYM0 TIL that someone has placed a gnome garden at the bottom of Wast Water lake in England. It was removed by police after three divers died while searching for it, but it is rumored to have reappeared at a point deeper than police are allowed to dive.
Zp06p TIL "Shrek" won the first Academy Award for best animated feature.
D1v8v TIL Sweden supported the Viet Cong during the Vietnam war
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