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TIL that music video for Al Bano and Romina Power hit "Felicità" was filmed in St. Petersburg (then known as Leningrad)

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bGvZ TIL “Where the Wild Things Are” was originally going to be “Where the Wild Horses Are” until Maurice Sendak started working on it and discovered he couldn’t draw horses
d8P99 TIL In 1860, Lincoln became President without even being on the ballot in 10 states (of only 33 states in the Union): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
QJL79 TIL London Underground workers gained concessions from management through a 'piss strike,' meaning they followed safety rules so exactly that workers going to the toilet one after the other essentially shut down any work being done.
9wMxG TIL a third of brownie mixes, chocolate chips & hot cocoa are high in lead or cadmium
b6g9N TIL that the Fair Labor Standards Act -- which prohibits child labor in the United States -- does not apply to agricultural jobs. An estimated 79,000 children produce about 25% of the picking harvest in USA.