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

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GYL7E Til that there was a Titanic short film that was released 19 days after the tragedy.It starred Dorothy Gibson who survived the actual titanic.But no prints survive today,making it a lost film.
RaB9 TIL there is a medicine being developed that will not only cure the common cold, but pretty much any viral infection you could get, including possibly HIV. (Why can’t we fast-track this research?)
bpO7 TIL, before the company was seized by federal regulators in 2008, the final CEO of Washington Mutual made $19 million at the position. His tenure was less than three weeks.
O757 TIL: Some parts of Glasgow have a lower average life expectancy than that of Iraq
wLNAW TIL about 'Umarells', a term used in Italy used to describe old men, who watch over construction sites with their hands behind their backs, offering unwanted advice.