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TIL July 2 is the midpoint of a common year

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VNRZ TIL less than 5% of the world lives in the U.S., but Americans consume about 37% of cocaine in the world.
0dJ1M TIL Charles Perrault's Cinderella was originally believed to be a sexual innuendo. The words verre (glass) and vair (fur) sound the same in French, which suggests the Prince "tried on the fur slipper of all the maidens in the land."
VM50m TIL Republican Founder Sun Yat-Sen circled the world six times to overseas Chinese communities and people sold their businesses, houses, and life savings for his revolution. In Hong Kong, he slept on a church bench rather than a hotel because he wouldn't use other people's money for enjoyment
e0Nmn TIL: Kokomo isn’t a real place.
0wGDN TIL that before his presidency, Abraham Lincoln was wrestling champion of his county. He fought in nearly 300 matches and lost only one.