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TIL Michael Jackson campaigned for the lead in the ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ remake, even recording an entire soundtrack free of charge for the film. When Tim Burton refused to cast him, Jackson declared 'If I can’t have the part, they’re not getting the soundtrack’

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Xo0Q TIL that there is a small town in Venezuela, founded by German immigrants in 1843, that has maintained its authentic origin culture, including architecture, cuisine, and language, so much that it is known as ‘The Germany of the Caribbean’
xmOw TIL a local fisherman in Costa Rica nursed a crocodile back to health after it had being shot in the head, and released the reptile back to its home. The next day, the man discovered “Pocho” had followed him home and was sleeping on the mans porch. For 20 years Pocho became part of the mans family
6yYl TIL David Bowies response to Nirvana’s cover of Man Who Sold the World was “it would have been nice to have worked with him but just talking with him would have been real cool”.
WkRY TIL Mexico’s not only at war with the cartels but also with a group called EZLN who is a nonviolent organization against military, paramilitary, and corporate incursions who take advantage of the indigenous people of Chiapas,Mexico. They are also supported by the likes of Rage Against the Machine.
mD4M TIL The Canadian government put more than 6 million dollars into the show ‘Vikings’