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TIL more Americans live in Mexico City than Wyoming.

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yM7l TIL Denmark charges a tax of 180% on all new car purchases. They also charge $2,000 for a drivers license.
WDN9 TIL Charlie Chaplin openly pleaded against fascism, war, capitalism, and WMDs in his movies. He was slandered by the FBI & banned from the USA in ‘52. Offered an Honorary Academy award in '72, he hesitantly returned & received a 12-minute standing ovation; the longest in the Academy’s history.
VMEYG TIL Arctic comes from the Greek word "Arktos," which means bear, so the Arctic is the land of the bears, and Antarctica is the land without bears.
wLQg6 TIL that the concept of deviled eggs dates all the way back to 4th and 5th century AD.
LPov TIL Frito-Lay created an environmentally friendly 100% compostable chip bag but had to remove it from the market because people complained that it was too noisy.