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TIL in 2005, Michael Jackson planned to build a 50ft robot of himself that would "wander in the [Nevada] desert as an advertisement" for a proposed Las Vegas residency. Funding problems shelved both the robot and residency, and a Nov 2009 meeting to revisit the idea was cancelled once Jackson died

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VMva0 TIL that in India an estimated 1.2 million people have died of snake bites since 2000.
yVn5p TIL of Sister Exchange, a type of marriage agreement where two sets of siblings marry each other. In order to get married, a man needs to persuade his sister to marry the bride's brother. It is practised as a primary method of organising marriages in 3% of the world's societies.
JY1Ql TIL The Russians made an experimental tank called the 'Tsar Tank' that had two giant wheels, and was shaped like a tricycle.
Meb5B TIL An influenza pandemic took place in 1957-58 with outbreaks throughout the world with at least 1 million fatalities
D1mNv TIL In 1942, a 12-year-old lied about his age to join the Navy. He became a decorated war hero at age 13 but was thrown out of the Navy after his mom found out.