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TIL that more than 6,500 tigers live in China's tiger farms, outnumbering the 3,900 left in the wild

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YpKXW Till soccer superstar David Beckham purchased insurance policy $195 million on his feet, his legs, and ten toes becoming the most expensive personal insurance policy in sports history.
R7edQ TIL that a Texas state representative introduced a bill honouring Albert DeSalvo, widely thought to be the Boston Strangler, for his work in "population control." He wanted to prove that his colleagues passed legislation without due diligence. They passed the bill unanimously.
Z1G4 TIL the Pinball game on windows was actually a demo for a full collection of Pinball games.
QJE8E TIL in 2006 a Washington woman filed for public assistance and was taken to court because 4 different maternity tests claimed she was not the true mother of her children. Turns out she had absorbed her twin in the womb and her reproductive organs have different DNA than the rest of her body!
Lo8Z TIL That Red Wines are never paired with fish because their iron content speeds up the decaying process, leading to a “fishier” taste.