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TIL over 30% of the US population lives in four states: California, Texas, Florida, New York.

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Egdww TIL that although we are warned to be most afraid of a mother bear and her cubs, nearly 90% of fatal bear attacks are at the paws of lone male bears.
l7G55 TIL Chad Kroeger asked his stepfather to loan him CA$4,000 so that Nickelback could record the band’s first demo. Half the money was spent to record the EP, while Kroeger spent the other half on magic mushrooms to resell.
wLxxY TIL Theodore Roosevelt was the first American to earn a brown belt in judo.
d5mj TIL that there were two New York brothers who were severe hoarders through the 1940s. One of them took care of the disabled other. The healthy brother set up booby traps all around the house to keep outsiders away, which led to the accidental death of both of them.
nebvr TIL some American colonists thought tomatoes were poisonous. To prove their safety to other NJ locals, Robert Gibbon Johnson brought a basketful to the town square and dramatically ate them in front of an audience of ~2000. At least one person fainted as the crowd cheered him on.