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TIL: Over 60% of polar bears live in Canada

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VB0b4 TIL John Cena holds the world record for granting the most wishes through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. As of September 2022, he’s granted 650 wishes. No other individual has surpassed 200.
Ypobd TIL Mark Riedl developed software to create parody lyrics to existing songs and dubbed his creation 'Weird A.I. Yankovic'.
wLZOo TIL that prior to shooting Raging Bull, Robert De Niro trained under Jake LaMotta (whom he played) and actually won 2 of his 3 middleweight fights that he entered in Brooklyn. LaMotta himself felt that De Niro was a natural and was one of the 20 best middleweight boxers of all time.
a9oA TIL the Coca-Cola logo and the Ford logo use the same font, Spencerian script
5VYKp TIL that the jacket that Jackie Kennedy (John F. Kennedy's wife) wore on the day of JFK's assassination cannot be displayed in public until the year 2103.