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TIL in the original airing of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” Rudolph visited the island of Misfit Toys and promised to help them, but never actually did. Tons of children wrote to Rankin-Bass, concerned for the toys, and got the company to make another scene showing the toys had been saved.

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ggYX TIL in a world first, Dubai has successfully relocated a coral reef in an attempt to save it from infrastructure development. The project cost more than $9.8m and has been deemed a success since the coral reef grew 20% in size
5Vda9 TIL that Stuart Anders, the inventor of the slap bracelet, donated 200 of his original bracelets called the "Slap Wrap" to Florida elementary school students after they were given a Chinese knockoff brand which had inappropriate pictures printed on the metal beneath the bracelets' cloth wrapping.
KrG9 TIL Nickelodeon was the name given to early movie theaters where admission cost a nickel
OGNl7 TIL that Italy had a king during Benito Mussolini’s entire reign. While he advised Mussolini not to enter the war, he ignored the regime’s abuses until the Allied invasion; he then kicked Mussolini out of office and sided with the Allies. He later went into exile and the monarchy was abolished.
5YlVD TIL Iran currently is the only country in the world that allows the sale of one's kidney for compensation (typically a payment); consequently, the country does not have either a waiting list or a shortage of available organs.