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TIL 90% of the world’s population lives on the northern hemisphere

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ZWPo TIL Cliché is an onomatopoeia of the noise made by a printing press when something is printed over and over again, or in other words “Stereotyped”
16pAP TIL: of Adam Worth, who fought with the Union in the US Civil war, then went on to a life of crime in Europe, where he earned the nickname “the Napoleon of Crime”, and served as the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes’ great nemesis James Moriarity.
GDD5 TIL that since the reinstitution of the death penalty, 143 prisoners have waived their appeals and asked that the execution be carried out. Four states (Connecticut, New Mexico, Oregon, and Pennsylvania) have executed only volunteers so far.
oB5mK TIL that in both World Wars, allies ships were painted with bright black and white lines. This was designed as the "opposite of camouflage." It was supposed to confused the enemy, mask their direction, and hide their speed.
Mga7 TIL Earth’s supercontinent is only in a trial separation, and is expected to be together again in 150 million years.