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TIL there were more murders in Chicago in 2016 than the entire United Kingdom

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QNE8X TIL that in 2013 in Florida a sinkhole opened up under a house and swallowed a man's bedroom with him sleeping in it.
v1PO7 TIL that in 1986, The New Republic's most-boring-headline award went to The New York Times for "Worthwhile Canadian initiative."
QJQmE TIL of Hall-of-Fame pitcher Rube Waddell, who despite his skill, would chase after fire trucks in the middle of games, be easily distracted by opposing fans holding puppies or shiny objects, and performed as an alligator wrestler during the off-season.
m6wE TIL that the Disney movie “Moana” had to change its title in Italy to “Oceania” because of a famous pornstar with the same name
KOVja TIL that Ho Chi Minh could speak conversational Esperanto, a language constructed a Polish ophthalmologist with the intent to create a universal language that is easy for anyone to learn.