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TIL the population density of Manhattan is much lower today than it was 100 years ago, and total population has fallen by about 25%

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R7bG6 TIL James Hong (Lopan from Big Trouble in Little China) served in the US Army during the Korean War, but he was so entertaining to the other troops in training camp that the camp general requested he stay at the camp to be in charge of live shows rather than deploy overseas.
JY604 TIL there are squirrel monkeys living in the wild in Florida
Wka7o TIL the caribou/reindeer is now essentially extinct in the lower 48 US states
WkA4A TIL 48% of adults are still afraid of the dark and make significant changes to their behavior to avoid it.
9YGvG TIL the # 1 movie in China right now is ‘Battle at Lake Changjin', which glorifies a U.S. defeat collecting $890 million in ticket sales.