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TIL Nigerian Americans are the most educated ethnic group in America and have the highest income per capita

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GeD4 TIL that 2 towns in Greece have a firework war every year shooting thousands of rockets at each other. The objective hit the church bell of the opposing town.
GYZbE TIL That Jimmy Dean, country singer, TV host, and entrepreneur introduced The Muppet's to mainstream audiences. He turned down a large stake of Jim Henson's company stating he hadn't "earned it". He also believed he was a terrible actor and musician, and went on to create The Jimmy Dean Meat Co.
64eJ TIL That “South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut” was given an NC-17 rating until two weeks before release, due to the graphic language depicted in the film. Ironically, the film’s plot revolves around parents starting a war over a movie’s graphic language.
E10ox TIL that Göttingen, a small German university town, was for centuries one of the most productive centers of mathematics in history, developing geniuses such as Gauss, Riemann and Hilbert. But its fall took less than a decade when its stars were pushed abroad by the Nazis.
W75xA TIL Mike White Was on Survivor and he cast several of his cast mates in White Lotus