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TIL Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt

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lLb7 TIL there are only ~15 million Jews in the world. 83% of them reside in the US or Israel.
OGEk1 TIL that a single hamburger patty is made up of meat contributed from about 100 different cows
6aEJ TIL that a first class ticket on the Titanic cost $4,350 in 1912 which would be approximately $106,200 per person in today’s dollars
Y79RZ TIL About a man named Heshen who was known as the most corrupt official in Chinese history. After his death in 1799, his personal wealth was valued at $270 billion, or 15 years of Qing government revenues
Vmr0 TIL that out of 1.086 million high school football players, only 70,147 begin a college football career, out of which only 6500 get scouted by the NFL, 350 get invited to the combine, 256 get drafted and only 150 (0.01%) last at least four years in the NFL.