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TIL 4.6% (~ 1 out of 22) of New York City residents are millionaires.

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OJra TIL police in White Plains, NY used racial epithets, broke down the door, and then shot and killed a 68 year old Marine veteran when his medical alert device accidentally went off. No officers were punished for their roles in the tragedy
oBnOo TIL lung cancer in young people (50 or younger) is actually more common in non-smokers than in smokers, and is instead linked mainly to genetics.
n1br Hippos cannot swim. Their bodies are far too dense to float. Instead, they push off the bottom of the river or run along the riverbed.
78Elx TIL that more than 2,500 Fairey Barracudas were delivered to the Royal Navy during the 1940s, but none were preserved. The Fleet Air Arm Museum has collected components since the 1970s- including wreckage- in order to rebuild one from original parts.
ogNL TIL: the Ogallala Aquifer, the aquifer that is responsible for supplying water for 30% of the United States agriculture, may be depleted by the 2028. The cause: over farming, as well as the coal and oil industries.