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TIL that Princess Bride Robin Wright and Carey Elwes were in Jim Carrey's 'A Christmas Carol'

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KOQv4 TIL The Trafalgar Square Christmas tree is a Christmas tree donated to the people of Britain by the city of Oslo, Norway each year since 1947 as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during WWII.
NXGg8 TIL about Lonesome George, a Pinta Island tortoise who was the last of his kind before dying in 2012. Researchers tried to have George mate with other tortoises throughout his entire life, but all attempts were unsuccessful.
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