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TIL There is a monument in central Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia celebrating the Beatles. It was built because in Mongolian communist times, local people would sit around listening to forbidden western music and discussing the values of freedom and democracy.

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xjb TIL the nylon American flag planted on the moon during Apollo 11 cost $5.50, was knocked over by exhaust from the Lunar Module’s ascent, and is likely disintegrated by four decades of heat, UV rays and radiation.
oBVw7 TIL that in 2004 nearly one-third of the adult male population of the Pitcairn islands was convicted of child sex assault, even the mayor. His son, the current mayor is also a convicted sex offender. Another mayor who served in between them was convicted for possession of child pornography.
vRaL TIL Mark Knopfler would not allow Weird Al to parody his song “Money for Nothing” unless he was the one to play guitar on the parody.
wLXgE TIL dogs can become afflicted by Happy Tail, a syndrome where the tail is wagged so hard that it hits walls, furniture, and people until it begins bleeding. Because of the wagging, that blood is then flicked onto walls, ceilings, and anything else in the vicinity.
jDPa TIL that the Brandy Daisy, a cocktail of citrus juice and brandy, was the forerunner of the Margarita. Margarita is the Spainish name for Daisy.