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TIL At the argentinian president's wedding he wore a moustache while doing a Freddie Mercury impression, which he accidentally swallowed, and the minister of health had to save his life by performing first aid.

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OxNg TIL the tallest structure in the western hemisphere is a TV Tower in Blanchard, North Dakota.
Ddgr TIL the worlds largest recorded tsunami occurred in Lituya Bay Alaska in 1958. The wave was 516 metres (1720 feet) in height, and taller than the Empire State Building that stands 443 metres (1454 feet) in height.
66N8 TIL on New Years Eve of 1999, Brad Pitt played a prank where he bribed the Mexican Government to cut the power and phone lines of a resort and send in troops to arrest one of his friends on drug charges.
PjkJ TIL That there are people in the world that think nuclear bombs are impossible and that every explosion has been faked for propaganda including Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
5YNVP TIL Thomas Edison tried to create the first-ever talking dolls. In 1890, thanks to the development of the wax cylinder, he was able to produce a line of baby dolls. With wooden bodies, porcelain heads, and miniature phonographs in their chests, the dolls were unlike any toy to exist at the time.