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TIL with the success of his single Jingle Hell, Christopher Lee became the oldest musician to ever enter the billboard hot 100.

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grWnb TIL that in 1972, 80,000 Ugandan Asians were expelled from Uganda because they were 'better off than Ugandan Natives'
Oo7o6 TIL the SS Richard Montgomery was an American Ship during WW2 that was carrying 7000 tons of munitions to Europe which sank and today holds thousands of tons of explosives and ammo near London.
J19vv TIL a Maltese dog named Trouble was sent around 20-30 death threats for his money.
kWEd TIL In 1914, British WWI soldier Thomas Hughes tossed a beer bottle with a letter to his wife into the English Channel. He was killed two days later. In 1999, a fisherman dredged up the bottle in the River Thames. Although Hughes’ wife had died in 1979, it was delivered to his 86-year old daughter.
MePgA TIL Peanut butter manufacturers fought a 12 year legal battle with the FDA over the minimum peanut content required to be legally labelled as "peanut butter". Anything under 90% peanuts must be labelled "peanut spread".