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TIL all 8 of the most densely populated towns in the US (and 9 of the top 10) are either in New Jersey or New York

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mxDpM TIL that the writers if Airplane! bought the rights to Zero Hour! and that the propeller sound the jet engines make throughout the movie were sampled directly from Zero Hour!
worv7 TIL The Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu has only one hotel- the 16 room Vaiaku Langi Hotel near the airport on Funafuti
D1RlP TIL metals permanently fuse when touching each other in outer space, an effect known as 'cold welding'
wOYY TIL in 1957 an Indian Statesman gave an 8 hour long speech in U.N. security council to buy time for other leaders to consolidate Indian power in kashmir.The speech ended with him collapsing on the floor and is still the longest speech in United nations history.
XEXgr TIL studies have found nearly 50% of all couples get back together after breaking up. Also, couples who got back together assumed their partner had changed for the better or that they would be better at communicating.