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TIL that only 14% of men in the US are over 6 feet tall

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mjPM TIL that in the late 80s, a mass moral panic swept across the US where many daycare providers were accused of ritual Satanic sexual abuse, with dozens jailed based solely on children’s testimony, who were coached by psychologists.
ZwAa TIL Matthew Broderick and John Cusack were first chosen to play Walter White in Breaking Bad, but they refused.
grA9L TIL General Tso's chicken is named for Chinese general Tso Tsung-t'ang (1812-1885), best known for recapturing the great western desert region of Xinjiang. Popular in the US, there is no record of any dish named after General Tso in his region of Hunan
vg6L TIL that in 1976, a Soviet pilot defected to Japan in his advanced MiG-25 fighter, which Russia demanded be returned. Japan complied, but only after allowing American engineers to examine the aircraft. Japan then shipped it back piece by piece, and billed Russia $40,000 in transport and labor costs.
9Yw9r TIL The "National" of the National Hockey League, refers to the nation of Canada, not the U.S