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TIL there are more tigers in the state of Texas than all of Asia

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VME08 TIL George Reeves, the Superman of the 50s, insisted Phyllis Coates (Lois Lane) be given equal billing.
51XD TIL there is a small town in Australia which has a decommissioned submarine on display in a park, and to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ visit to the country community members knitted yellow wool squares to cover the entire sub.
Yj6B TIL that Mozart made a poem about farts
oBm7 TIL Australian buisnessman Sidney Myer provided Christmas dinner for 10,000 unemployed people including a gift for every child during the 1930’s depression.
78JDr TIL Groundhog Day is scripted in advance: members of an "Inner Circle" decide ahead of time whether Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow or not, and they announce this decision at the ceremony without waiting to see if Phil returns to his burrow or not.