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TIL Roughly 1 in 8 people (12.3%) in the USA live in the NYC, Chicago or LA urban areas. These urban areas account for only 0.2% of America's land (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Fawxhox on 2024-01-17 01:39:08+00:00.

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TIL of the 155 passengers on the 2009 Hudson River plane crash, only 10 were found to have found or used their life vests correctly (www.denverpost.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Wrexis on 2024-01-17 01:24:05+00:00.

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TIL President Ulysses Grant wanted to annex Santo Domingo (or what we call the Dominican Republic). He feared a European power taking it over and hoped it'd be a safe haven for black Americans. Bu... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/omnipotentsandwich on 2024-01-16 23:33:57+00:00.

Original Title: TIL President Ulysses Grant wanted to annex Santo Domingo (or what we call the Dominican Republic). He feared a European power taking it over and hoped it'd be a safe haven for black Americans. But the annexation treaty died in the Senate and it was never pursued again.

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TIL It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has never won an Emmy in its entire run. It has never even been nominated in a major category with three nominations for Outstanding Stunt Coordination being ... (www.cinemablend.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2024-01-16 22:49:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia has never won an Emmy in its entire run. It has never even been nominated in a major category with three nominations for Outstanding Stunt Coordination being the only ones it has ever received.

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TIL that medieval kings had a personal banker called the Court Jew (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/fetissimies on 2024-01-16 18:57:43+00:00.

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TIL that the expressions “ignorance is bliss”, “the end justifies the means” and “honour among thieves” are all attributed to a Roman slave, Publilius Syrus (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bizchasty on 2024-01-16 18:56:33+00:00.

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TIL Doctor Who was indirectly responsible for responsible for Patrick Stewart's success in sci-fi television and film, after having a conversation with Lalla Ward (Romana II in the show) in a lift... (www.bbc.co.uk)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Safebox on 2024-01-15 11:57:37+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Doctor Who was indirectly responsible for responsible for Patrick Stewart's success in sci-fi television and film, after having a conversation with Lalla Ward (Romana II in the show) in a lift in 1980 about why she would do television over theatre full-time.

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TIL as a result of Captain Sully landing Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, New York went on to exterminate more than 70000 birds (www.theguardian.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/INGWR on 2024-01-15 11:36:04+00:00.

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TIL a sample of rapper Biz Markie's track "A One Two" was used on The Rolling Stones song "Anybody Seen My Baby?" in 1997, making it the only Stones song to use sampling. (www.theguardian.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bubbly-Incident on 2024-01-15 11:17:23+00:00.

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TIL that Alaska and Hawaii have the same record high temperature (last paragraph of article) (www.foxweather.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/ClayshRoyayshKJ on 2024-01-15 08:47:13+00:00.

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TIL when D.B. Cooper hijacked NOA flight 305 in 1971, this was the 'Golden Age of Hijackings' with an average of 1 hijacking every 5 days. Amazingly, until Cooper successfully parachuted out of th... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ok-Cost-8889 on 2024-01-15 08:30:06+00:00.

Original Title: TIL when D.B. Cooper hijacked NOA flight 305 in 1971, this was the 'Golden Age of Hijackings' with an average of 1 hijacking every 5 days. Amazingly, until Cooper successfully parachuted out of the plane at 10,000 feet into the freezing cold with $200,000, hijacking a plane was not a federal crime.

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TIL How Bird Poop Built an Island Empire (and Destroyed It) (www.youtube.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/staydecade on 2024-01-15 08:05:47+00:00.

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TIL both Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix have won Academy Awards for their portrayals of The Joker (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/NYY15TM on 2024-01-15 06:28:03+00:00.

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TIL that 15 U.S. states are in two different time zones. Those states are Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota... (www.worldtimeserver.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/-Appleaday- on 2024-01-15 06:03:33+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that 15 U.S. states are in two different time zones. Those states are Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

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TIL that because of the US Airways aircraft incident on the Hudson River (portrayed in the movie "Sully") 70,000 Canada geese have been intentionally killed in 17 different locations around New Yo... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Ministash on 2024-01-15 06:35:22+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that because of the US Airways aircraft incident on the Hudson River (portrayed in the movie "Sully") 70,000 Canada geese have been intentionally killed in 17 different locations around New York City to prevent further complications with flights.

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TIL the Babylonians used base 60 instead of base 10 for their mathematical calculations. This is why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle. (www.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Abdullah733 on 2024-01-15 05:30:24+00:00.

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TIL during five periods since 1990, Delaware has been the only U.S. state without any scheduled commercial airline flights. The periods were 1993 through 1998, 2000 to 2006, April 2008 to June 30,... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/-Appleaday- on 2024-01-15 03:51:12+00:00.

Original Title: TIL during five periods since 1990, Delaware has been the only U.S. state without any scheduled commercial airline flights. The periods were 1993 through 1998, 2000 to 2006, April 2008 to June 30, 2013, April 2015 and February 2021, and most recently from June 2022 to January 2023.

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TIL the IRS cannot cash single checks (including cashier's checks) for $100 million dollars or more. (www.irs.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/mankls3 on 2024-01-15 02:55:45+00:00.

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TIL earlier condoms were made from fish bladder or sheep gut. (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Different_Plate6441 on 2024-01-15 00:48:40+00:00.

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TIL Thanks to strict protection and management from Indian and Nepalese wildlife authorities, the greater one-horned rhino population now numbers 4,014 individuals. Once perilously close to extinc... (rhinos.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/SuvenPan on 2024-01-14 19:07:08+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Thanks to strict protection and management from Indian and Nepalese wildlife authorities, the greater one-horned rhino population now numbers 4,014 individuals. Once perilously close to extinction, numbering fewer than 100 individuals, the greater one-horned rhino was brought back from the brink

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TIL I learned early Alabamians really loved their 'cola'. (www.al.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Uromastyx63 on 2024-01-15 04:32:10+00:00.

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TIL Canadians have innovative and fun ways to enjoy winter :)! (www.youtube.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Nature_Lover_2022 on 2024-01-15 04:19:00+00:00.

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TIL that Dave Scott who commanded Apollo 15, orchestrated a prank to replace photos inside the instruction booklets which contained tasks which had to be followed with pictures of topless playboy ... (www.fastcompany.com)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/fylni on 2024-01-15 01:20:54+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that Dave Scott who commanded Apollo 15, orchestrated a prank to replace photos inside the instruction booklets which contained tasks which had to be followed with pictures of topless playboy models that Astronauts Alan Bean and Pete Conrad were to use.

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TIL the first recreational ski club in the world was formed in the gold mining town of Kiandra in the Australian Alps in 1861. (www.kiamaalpineclub.org.au)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Rd28T on 2024-01-15 00:51:14+00:00.

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TIL the release of T. Rex's hit single "Get it On" ended the once-solid friendship between Marc Bolan and John Peel: Peel made clear his lack of enthusiasm for the song on air after playing his ad... (en.wikipedia.org)
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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Bubbly-Incident on 2024-01-15 00:32:49+00:00.

Original Title: TIL the release of T. Rex's hit single "Get it On" ended the once-solid friendship between Marc Bolan and John Peel: Peel made clear his lack of enthusiasm for the song on air after playing his advance white label copy. They only spoke once more before Bolan's death in 1977.

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