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TIL that the late Sir Christopher Lee released a Metal Christmas song Called Jingle Hell

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4XO8X TIL that Henry IV demanded a ransom of 150,000 marks for the release of Richard the Lionheart. Richard's brother John and the King of France offered 80,000 marks to keep him imprisoned.
Ool5L TIL Henry Ford was an anti-semite and was given an award by the nazi regime in 1938
BgQAd TIL that in 1970, fourteen year James Ingraham was forcibly bent over by Florida school staff and paddled 20 times for not leaving a stage on time. His parents sued the school but lost as the Supreme Court upheld the decision and ruled the act constitutional.
78Dxb TIL Purolator Courier is owned by Canada Post
N7wVJ TIL in 1987, the entire world population of condors was 27. They were all captured and saved from extinction through captive breeding, leading to a world population of 488 in 2018.