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TIL of Freshwater seals. There are rare populations in places such as Lake Baikal, Russia and Iliamna Lake, Alaska. In 2004, a healthy seal was found on the road in Merced County, California, more than 100 miles upstream from San Francisco Bay and half a mile from the San Joaquin River.

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Z8oeY TIL in 1976, 9-1-1 was serving only 17% of the population in the United States. By 1987, 50% of the US population had access to 9-1-1 emergency services. Today, 7% still do not have 9-1-1.
PYx6Z TIL magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin went to French controlled Algeria in 1856 to show the power of French magic. He lifted a metal box in front of a crowd, then had a warrior that he had made "as weak as a woman" try. Turning on electromagnets in the ground, he made the metal box unliftable.
E1yyo TIL the USA has 3,204 recorded serial killers, about 67.58% of the world’s total recorded serial killers. England has 166 recorded Serial killers at number two, while South Africa has 117 recorded serial killers at number three.
9KDp TIL that during the Great Depression, African colonial subjects living in the Cameroons took up a collection to aid the starving people of America, ultimately mailing $3.77 to the mayor of New York City to assist relief efforts there.
9kOr TIL That Bender from Futurama and The Nintendo Entertainment System share the same microprocessor.