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TIL that the entire world's population could fit inside Los Angeles.

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pY9xZ TIL that American WW2 general George S. Patton competed in the modern pentathlon in the 1912 Olympic Games
Oo7YR TIL Number 4 (四; accounting 肆; pinyin sì) is considered an unlucky number in Chinese because it is nearly homophonous to the word "death" (死 pinyin sǐ). Due to that, many numbered product lines skip the "4": e.g., Nokia cell phones (there is no series beginning with a 4), Palm PDAs, Canon PowerShot
7O6Z TIL rockets have white and black patterns named “roll patterns” to monitor their movement when launched.
vP0AL TIL the term "spoiler," meaning something revealing the ending or twist of a movie, was coined in 1971 by Doug Kenney of National Lampoon
D1wWV TIL Bill Gates selected 11 condoms of the future, and each finalist was given $100,000 to pursue their quest for a superior condom. Gates says, "The idea is making them easier for people to use in the moment, in the dark, whatever situation they're in."