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TIL that 27 out of the top 50 attractions of the world are in USA

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8gnG TIL that Irving Kahn, his sisters, and his brother were, collectively, the world’s oldest living quartet of siblings. They died at age 109, 109, 101, and 103.
9Y7nm TIL about The Fortress of the Bears (aka Admiralty Island), an island off the coast of Alaska that has the highest concentration of brown bears in North America. The ~1600 bears outnumber people 3 to 1.
v1n78 TIL Based on the current evidence, if you factor in fertilized eggs that fail to implant along with pregnancies that end in miscarriage, around 70% to 75% of all conceptions will end in pregnancy loss.
D1Bre TIL that bridges and tunnels for animals reduced wildlife-related car crashes by 90% in Colorado
W71Xo TIL of Rupert Trimmingham, a Black US soldier serving in WW2 who in 1944 wrote a letter to an Army-run magazine about being refused service in a Louisiana restaurant while German PoWs were served inside, sparking support from other soldiers and contributing to the 1948 integration of the US military