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TIL that there is a park in Moscow containing toppled statues from across Russia

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4kR95 TIL that famed scientist George Washington Carver had a respiratory infection in his youth which him with an unusually high pitched voice that “startled all who met him.”
4XdjR TIL the sound effect in the opening line of the song Iron Man, "I am Iron Man", was made by having Ozzy Osbourne sing from behind a fan.
DQAgg TIL Lucky 7 was one of the USA's first pirate TV stations. For three nights the station broadcasted sci-fi shows, films, and pornos from Syracuse NY. The broadcast also included a person in mask wearing a noose. The culprits were never caught but the broadcast likely came from Syracuse University.
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VllQ TIL the Alaskan hunter who found tragic adventurer Chris McCandless’ corpse was shot and killed by police following a car chase last week.