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TIL, that MacArthur Park featured in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was sung by the original Dumbledore himself..Richard Harris

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xlk5 TIL Justing Bieber held an online contest for where his ‘fans’ decided where to send him on a Tour.. Results: North Korea
WkKQB TIL in 1955, prominent physicist Qian Xuesen was deported from the United States to China under suspicions of being a communist. He would go on to help China become a nuclear power by 1964, launch a satellite by 1970 and witnessed China's first manned space mission in 2003
DQXvg TIL that at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men’s 5000 metres race, for the first time in history all medalists were from Africa, with Burundi winnings its first gold medal, and Kenya and Morocco winning silver and bronze respectively.
Z86Bp TIL that a 1992 Japanese TV show combined English lessons with gymnastic exercise programs. On the show, three gymnasts would perform synchronized exercises while chanting phrases like, "Hasta la vista, baby," "Spare me my life!", "I was robbed by two men!", and "I have a bad case of diarrhea."
9wNdm TIL in 2013 a team of snipers destroyed 17 electrical transformers at the Metcalf Transmission Substation in CA, described as a 'professional job' using 'military-style weapons.' Fiber optic cables were cut prior to the attack and no suspects have ever been publicly identified.