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TIL that Dia de los Muertos, despite popular associations with pre-colonial Aztec culture, may have been almost entirely invented in the 1900s by Mexican nationalists

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WDAX TIL The largest seasonal human migration on Earth involves hundreds of millions of people in China making over 3.5 billion trips, mostly from urban workplaces to rural home villages and back, for the Chunyun holiday.
woAkP TIL that in 1992, British actor Rowan Atkinson (as Mr. Bean) and singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden released "(I Want to Be) Elected," a cover of Alice Cooper's single "Elected," in support of the British charity Comic Relief.
JYGoQ TIL K-pop members have to sign lengthy contracts which enforce them to practice a lot, gives the labels control over how they dress, what they say, and even who they have a romantic relationship with. Also, the government tailors schools to create talented singers and dancers. It is a business.
YpBVx TIL Franklin Sprague, an amateur tinkerer, in 1888 managed to build the very first electrified rail system that spanned 12 miles - a feat that was accomplished in just 90 days and paved the way for a viable mass transit system
nejYr TIL that "Robocop" was actually filmed in Dallas. The only real shot of Detroit in the entire movie is the aerial shot in the opening, and that was stock footage.