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TIL Greece demanded return of the Elgin Marbles in 1830, nine years after becoming a nation - a request rejected as of now.

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Ov5X TIL at three years old, Nicole Richie was given to Lionel Richie by her parents as they couldn’t financially afford to take care of her. They trusted that he could provide for her throughout her life. Richie legally adopted her when she was nine.
ajJM TIL: A Study about butter, funded by butter industry, found that butter is bad for you
5B1R TIL the world’s first glow-in-the-dark bike path, with swirling patterns inspired by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s famous ‘Starry Night’ painting, is open and free to the public in Holland.
QBK9 TIL that after wife Mia Farrow lost $20K at the Sands, Frank Sinatra bought $50K in chips and attempted to win the money back. After failing and being denied credit, Sinatra drove a golf cart into a coffee shop where the casino manager was seated and fought with him. He never performed there again.
e0Xn TIL in 1978 Charlie Chaplin’s dead body was stolen from the cemetery where he was buried. The body was recovered after 3 months and then re-buried in a vault surrounded by cement.