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TIL that at 66%, “The Rock” is the highest critical rating a movie by Michael Bay has received on Rotten Tomatoes.

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xV5yB TIL after the death of Margaret Thatcher in 2013 the song “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” from the Wizard of Oz entered the British music charts at number two.
jjJj TIL A statue of Queen Victoria was moved one inch on its plinth by a German bomb in 1940. It was otherwise unharmed.
e0X4J TIL After Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover in the 1932 US presidential election, he tried to change 'Hoover Dam' back to it's original name: 'Boulder (Canyon) Dam', but by then the name 'Hoover Dam' was too popular with Americans, and 'Boulder Dam' failed to catch on.
0w4wR TIL the location of the world's tallest tree is kept secret to keep the tree safe.
9WkX TIL: Among New York City’s Ultra Orthodox Jewish Community, the Molestation/Rape of Young Boys is Potentially More Prevalent Than in the Catholic Church (~50% of boys have been subjected).