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69oaw TIL that Elián González, famous for the the international custody battle over him as a child, is now a politician in Cuba
mblE TIL that the motto of the British Royal Family, “Dieu et mon droit”, refers to their claim that they have a divine right to rule the country of France.
WkaaY TIL: In Vietnam, a bridge over 1,800 feet long has along its length a sculpted yellow metal dragon lit for night display and able to spray water from its mouth --but, most impressively, it can exhale giant fireballs. (It's meant to be a visual tribute to North Vietnam's conquest of Da Nang city.)
xGYo TIL in 1983 a preserved head was discovered at a bog in Lindow Moss. Believing the remains to be his former wife, Peter Reyn-Bardt confessed to murdering her in 1960. When testing later found the head was from 250AD, Reyn-Bardt tried to revoke his confession but was still convicted of her murder.
4X5e6 TIL That Mexican music was very popular in Yugoslavia during the '60s. With young people dressing up in mariachi outfits.