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TIL Johnny Cash recorded a concept album about the unfair treatment of the American Indian in the United States

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VMb7m TIL the "Farting Preacher" at his prime was bringing in over $80 million in donations per year.
LkmR0 TIL in 1998 more than half of Icelanders believed in elves.
8aOgL TIL of the Japanese spider crab. They have the greatest leg span of any arthropod, reaching up to 12.1 feet from claw to claw, and can weigh up to 42 pounds. It is reported to have a gentle disposition despite its ferocious appearance.
BgV0k TIL director Michel Gondry found Jim Carrey's emotional state after a breakup "so beautiful, so broken" that he asked him to stay that way for one year to fit his character in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
npbb TIL that former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was deliberately poisoned, which became apparent as his complexion seemed to age decades over the course of months.