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TIL That Sao Paulo has over 40,000 high rise buildings (That's more than 6x the number in New York)

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OGLVg TIL The Great Famine of Ireland caused such a significant population decline that it still hasn't recovered, 180 years later
R7WL8 TIL Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte rescued hundreds of Jews from the Nazi death camps during WWII. He was later assassinated by Orthodox Jews while visiting Israel.
yVKQw TIL Jean-Pierre Blanchard had to complete the first English Channel crossing by air without his pants as he tossed them out to mid-journey to lower the weight.
LkKmZ TIL: Trace Labs - Hackers Find Missing People for Fun. These people work for free. And they look for missing people... just for fun. For them it's like a hobby or even a GAME. In fact, this non-profit organization holds competitions to collect information to solve cases on missing persons.
dD0Wr TIL: Spider from School Of Rock (Lucas Babin) is now District Attorney of Tyler County, Texas