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TIL that most states don’t track deaths related to dentistry.

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5VKvB TIL in Japan, some restaurants and attractions are charging higher prices for foreign tourists compared to locals to manage the increased demand without overburdening the locals
gmnb TIL a crocodile smuggled aboard an aircraft, escaped and caused panic. The plane crashed and killed everyone except the crocodile.
e0NLn TIL actress Dominique Dunne, most famous for her portrayal of Dana in the 1982 film Poltergeist, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend, John Sweeney, in the driveway of her home shortly after the film's release. She went into a coma and died five days later. Sweeney served less than 4 years in prison.
ejAL TIL that transgender females can fight naturally-born women in mixed martial arts competitions
OGDQ7 TIL that Wincanton, in Somerset, UK is twinned with Ankh-Morpork--a fictitious town from Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series of books--and that the town is the first to name streets after their fictional equivalents.