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TIL you have a 1 in 16 chance of being a victim of violent crime in East St. Louis

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D1dvP TIL that NO books, music, films or other copyrighted materials have entered the public domain in the US for 20+ years. That changes January 1st, 2019 -- all works 1st published in the US in 1923 will enter the public domain. It's been 21 years since the last mass expiration of copyright in the U.S.
1aXKW TIL the melody of the national anthem for the German Empire, "Heil dir im Siegerkranz," was derived from the UK national anthem "God Save the King."
DQ7jY TIL the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Nazi Germany caused about 17 German deaths, but as many as 13,000 Jewish residents killed, and resulted in the remaining 50,000 residents being sent to camps
09dR TIL Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.
LkPV0 TIL that 11 of the top 25 cities in the world to be a student in are in a "CANUK" country (Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK) ... the second largest bloc is the EU (with 4)