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TIL singer Connie Francis was Italian-American, her real name was Concetta Franconero.

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dDmgd TIL about Irritator, a relative of Spinosaurus that got its name because scientists were frustrated to find out the fossils of this creature had been artificially modified by a collector to try and drive up their sale price.
PY1QL TIL the second oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic parish in the US was founded in 1701, in Detroit.
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