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TIL China accounts for nearly half the world consumption of instant noodles at 44%

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mx5vv TIL in 1857 Utah, Mormon militia members ambushed a wagon train heading to California. They killed 120 people after offering safety from the siege, leaving only a few young children alive.
MGGW TIL that Miss USA 1957, Leona Gage was stripped of her title when it was revealed that she was 18, married, and the mother of two children. Here she is on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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8abZL TIL around 8–10% of rams (male sheep) have an exclusive homosexual orientation and around 18–22% of rams are bisexual
NXpBb TIL Roger Whittaker's father never forgave him for abandoning a medical career to become a musician. His parents attended none of his concerts. Whittaker's father was killed in a robbery in 1989, their differences having never been resolved.