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TIL more Americans live in Mexico City than Wyoming.

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wK16 TIL that Annie Oakley, famous sharp shooter, was falsely reported to have been arrested for cocaine use. She then filed 55 lawsuits against accuser(s), and won 54/55.
BnK TIL JK Rowling seriously considered killing off Ron Weasley mid-series because she was ‘in an unhappy place.’
v16MR TIL that in the desert, more people die from drowning than from dehydration. This is because people come prepared for low water in the desert, but aren't prepared for flash floods.
AVan TIL Ultimate sci-fi fan and literary agent Forest J Ackerman kept every story ever submitted to him. He once showed up at a Stephen King book signing with a manuscript King had written when he was 11.
78Y8P TIL about Tipu's Tiger, a musical instrument from India shaped like a tiger eating a British soldier