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TIL Abraham Lincoln is in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

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Vgvm TIL that Chuck Lorre, Creator of the Big Bang Theory, also Composed the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Theme Song
dDkb8 TIL Neil Diamond wrote and released a top ten hit in 1982 inspired by the movie ET. The film studio sued him for copyright infringement and they settled for $25,000.
Wm08 TIL in 1961, Fidel Castro closed Cuban schools for a whole year and formed teachers into a “literacy army” with the goal to eradicate illiteracy. By the end of the year, 707,212 previously illiterate people had learned how to read.
Y7LKP TIL Ambergris – sometimes referred to as “whale vomit” - is a product of the sperm whale. 1.5kg is worth approximately $71,000
kOrGg TIL in ancient Hawaii it was forbidden for men to eat with women and women were not allowed to eat certain food. The taboo was broken in 1819 when King Kamehameha II had a dinner party with women. They named this festive dinner a Luau.