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TIL Santa Claus received 670 votes in the 2012 US presidential election

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QxWM TIL Bon Scott liked the Young Brothers, but thought they were too inexperienced and too young to rock. The Young Brothers replied with saying Scott was too old to rock. But after one jam session with each other, it was obvious AC/DC found its new lead singer
nWL5Y TIL Papua is at war - Inside The West Papua Liberation Army
PYQnE TIL Sogen Kato was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo up until it was discovered he had died at the age of 79 in 1978. His family kept his death secret for his pension. This lead to a huge search for all persons over 100 years. Japan couldn't locate 234,354 supposed centenarians.
0wP91 TIL that country singer George Strait and Jeff Bezos are cousins.
Ypw57 TIL baby houses were a precursor to the modern dollhouse. They were popular in the 18th century and were an exact replica of the owner's house. They were intended to be a miniature display of the owner's wealth and were not played with.