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TIL that the song “Mambo No. 5” was initially chosen for 2000’s Democratic National Convention, but this idea was scrapped due to the line “A little bit of Monica in my life.”

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OGDkX TIL about Mark Zborowski, an NKVD agent who infiltrated Trotsky's organization in Paris, murdered Trotsky's son, moved to the US where he continued to infiltrate Trotsky's organization. He joined Harvard as a researcher, was later tried and convicted as a spy, and then resumed his academic career.
KOnKw TIL that Luke was written as Plo Kloon in The Mandalorian to hide the reveal
bew7 TIL that HBO may reveal the ending to the Game of Thrones series before the last book comes out due to scheduling commitments
4yKo TIL a man named Ratanlal Maloo, created an artificial sanctuary for the migratory Demoiselle Cranes in Rajasthan, India by feeding them every year over a span of 40 years. Their numbers increased from 80, 40 years ago, to 15000 in 2011.
5YbND TIL That the small town of Dalton, Georgia produces more than 90% of the world's functional carpeting.