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TIL Stephen Colbert donates his proceeds from the sale of AmeriCone Dream to charity

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ADnGl TIL Peter Mills, the last surviving American slave, died in 1972 at the age of 110
X0JjX TIL Nintendo characters Mario, Kirby, and Zelda were all named after real people.
BgOvd TIL Elijah Wood voiced Spyro in The Legend of Spyro game series
4XkKb TIL that HAZMAT is short for Hazardous Materials
VBO60 TIL that the art competitions used to be part of the Olympics. From 1912 to 1948, medals were awarded for music, painting, sculpture, and architecture in international sporting events.