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TIL there's a carousel in Harlem where the animals are designed after children's drawings

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d8De9 TIL: The Dominican Republic used a constitutional rewrite and the courts to retroactively revoke the citizenship of anyone of Haitian decent. Over 200,000 Dominican citizens became stateless as a result. [7:09 mark]
yVLde TIL before becoming the guitarist for the band Tool, Adam Jones worked on movies like Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, and more.
5xQ8 TIL Charles VI of France suffered from such debilitating mental illness that he forgot his own name, his children, his wife and his identity as king. He periodically believed that he was made of glass and tried to prevent himself from breaking.
neaBb TIL Silent Night (Stille Nacht) was created in 1818 on Christmas Eve, making the song 200 years old tomorrow.
lVaK TIL the USDA has given $130 million to Planet Aid, an organization that claims it is helping poor African farmers, but is actually ran by a cult-leader who is hiding out in Mexico in a $20 million condo from the Danish government. Instead of helping, the cult makes the farmers pay from their salary.