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TIL: If Britain were a U.S. state, it would be the second-poorest, behind Alabama and before Mississippi

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0dgYv TIL that 5-time F1 world champion Juan Manuel Fangio couldn't race in the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix, because he was kidnapped by Fidel Castro's henchmen to attract worldwide publicity to their cause. He was treated well and handed over to the Argentine embassy soon after the race
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W7OYd TIL that Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.