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TIL The United States of America has the highest prison population in the world

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15BX TIL that the original writer of the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”, which has sold millions of copies and is featured in the Lion King movie, never received credit for the song during his lifetime. His family was awarded backdated royalties in 2006.
wom16 TIL That, in order to fight the Great Depression, FDR moved Thanksgiving to earlier in November so as to give Americans an extra week of Christmas shopping.
7kGM TIL England built an underground city in the 1950s to house 4,000 key government employees in case of a nuclear strike, complete with 60 miles of roadways, an underground lake to provide fresh water and a railway to transport the Royal Family. It was not revealed to the public until 2004.
m5oY TIL that today is National Eggnog Day. Happy Eggnog Day All
WJD9 TIL a high school student was sucked out of an airplane after it was struck by lightning. She fell 3.2 kilometers to the ground still strapped to her chair and lived. Only to endure a 9 day walk to the nearest civilzation, she was the only survivor.