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TIL Freddie Mercury's religion was Zoroastrianism, an ancient religion that currently is estimated to have around 100,000-150,000 global adherents.

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dDXad TIL The Miami Intermodal Center, located near Miami International Airport, was supposed to have an Amtrak station but it was discovered that Amtrak had forgotten to account for their longer winter trains while the platform was being built and trains would've block an adjacent road crossing.
6EOVm TIL that an Elmo cameo was written for the 2011 Muppets film but was stopped by Children's TV Workshop lawyers. Ironically, the scene featured the Muppets attempting to recruit Elmo but getting stopped by his lawyers.
EObw TIL Elton John has sold more than 300 million records and for 31 consecutive years (1970–2000) he has had at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100.
Z8VMG TIL Alice in Chains' "Man in the Box" was influenced after Layne Staley had a dinner conversation on how veal was made from calves raised in small boxes. This eventually inspired him to write the lyrics about government censorship and eating meat as seen through the eyes of a doomed calf.
1Q98 TIL nearly 70% of African American children and 60% of Hispanic children do not know how to swim. African-American children drown at a rate nearly three times higher than white children.