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TIL George Michael, the writer and producer of the hit song Last Christmas, died on Christmas day in 2016

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NOPE TIL that German law prohibits the killing of animals without reasonable cause therefore kill shelters are outlawed.
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W76RB TIL about the small town of Swastika, Ontario. During WW2, the provincial government tried to change the town's name. The town's residents rejected this, stating "To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first".