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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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eQ8L TIL that a man tried to establish the Kingdom of North Sudan so that his daughter could be a princess.
DAyv TIL Michael the gorilla was taught sign language by Koko, the first signing gorilla. He began signing “Squash meat gorilla. Mouth tooth. Cry sharp-noise loud. Bad think-trouble look-face. Cut/neck lip (girl) hole.” Researchers believed this was a description of the poaching death of his mother.
wLlBJ TIL '23 skidoo' is believed to be America's first national fad. Popularized in the early 20th century, the phrase means to make a quick exit (sometimes by force) and was seen on Pennants and arm-bands at shore resorts, parks, and county fairs. The origin of the phrase is still debated.
WAgN TIL that “bigly” is a real, legitimate word. It’s the adverb form of “big”.
xVVLk TIL Merle Hay died 100 years ago this month. likely the first American casualty of WW I.