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TIL George Michael wrote, produced, performed and painstakingly played every single instrument on Last Christmas

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gMryb TIL In order to rescue Ethiopian Jews, the Mossad bought and ran a profitable scuba diving resort in Sudan between 1982 and 1984. 8,000 people were safely smuggled to Israel.
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