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yMJM TIL of a three year old Russian girl who survived for 11 days in Siberian taiga forest by drinking from a creek and eating berries while being protected by her dog which went to get help after nine days and returned with rescuers.
E15kp The most common words in every "Boy Band" song: You, girl, want, love...
KO6wE TIL the Blue Mustang statue, nicknamed Blucifer because of its glowing red eyes, in front of the Denver International Airport killed its creator in 2006 when its head fell on him and severed an artery in his leg
YjBP TIL that while planning his comeback in Las Vegas in 2007, Michael Jackson wanted to build a 50 foot tall robot replica of himself that would roam the desert under the flight paths of incoming planes, shooting lasers out of its eyes in order to get the attention of the tourists flying into the city.
Q0K6 TIL the US is seeking a new law requiring foreign institutions to report all assets owned by Americans which has lead to more people renouncing their citizenship in the last quarter of 2013 than the entire years of 2006-2009 combined.