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TIL the United States is the only UN member to have not ratified the Convention on Rights of the Child

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MexRK TIL Rome's sewers and forums are older than the Roman Republic.
69l7 TIL The Jetsons only aired 3 seasons, the first in 1962 and the second and third in 1985-1987, over two decades later
oBRD7 TIL Santa Clause was depicted as "skinny and elf-like" until a Coca-Cola ad made him the fat, jolly fellow that we know today.
bDn0 TIL in Arthurian legend Arthur’s helmet was called ‘Goosewhite’, his lance was called 'Ron’ and his battlecry was 'Clarence!’
ejb TIL F. Scott Fitzgerald’s wife’s name was Zelda, and the video game character was named after her.