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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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GANPN TIL about the Gävle goat, a Swedish Christmas display of a giant wooden goat which, despite this never being part of the tradition and being very illegal, has been burned down by arson almost every year since 1966
GMVQ TIL that the original name for Atlanta, Georgia was Terminus which literally translates to “the end of the line”.
8eKX TIL JRR Tolkien actually considered Sam, not Frodo, the hero of the Lord of the Rings series
QJypM TIL Michael Jackson got $2 for every Thriller album sold. Which was one of the highest royalty rates of that time.
mx8YP TIL Jadin Bell was a sophomore in high school, where he committed suicide due to excessive bullying. His father planned to walk across the country to spread awareness for bullying, where he was killed by a semi.