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TIL that Elián González, famous for the the international custody battle over him as a child, is now a politician in Cuba

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R79b1 TIL in 1941 California built a prison for violent inmates where cells were unlocked and there was only a short barbed-wire fence around it
pYe6A TIL: Banyan merchant is an expression used widely in the Indian Ocean trade to refer to Indian merchants who are clearly distinguished from others, by their clothing, their religious and cultural dietary choices, and the manner in which they conduct trade
9wKpX TIL that among the top 50 drunkest counties in America, 41 are in Wisconsin
JMDQ TIL When Tupac Shakur misbehaved as a child, his mother Afeni would make her son read The New York Times as punishment.
Vyok TIL Internet cables that cross the Atlantic Ocean on the sea bed are only as thick as a Magic Marker Pen in deep seas. Sharks like chewing these cables though it’s not known why. Sharks can sense electromagnetic fields so they may be attracted to the current.