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TIL an Arizona man found a balloon with a Christmas list for Santa while out hiking. He tracked down the 8-yr-old Mexican girl who released the balloon and fulfilled her wishlist.

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kJvyW TIL The name "bonobo" resulted from a misspelling. These apes were found in the town of Bolobo, Zaire, in the '20s, but the name of the place was misspelled "Bonobo" on the shipping crate in which the animal was placed, leading others to refer to the animal by the name, which stuck.
6r6Q TIL a 12 year old French boy faked his own kidnapping, going so far as to lie to police, saying he was taken by a cheek-scarred villain, all so that he wouldn’t have to go to the dentist.
N7L4P TIL Tenants in some cities have formed unions to organize rent strikes and avoid paying rent.
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