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TIL that the NY Subway has the most stations of any metro system in the world.

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nWeoG TIL that the increase in the gorilla population in Rwanda means that the apes are actually struggling for space in Volcanoes National Park. To fix this issue, the government plans to add to the protected space by 23%.
JY0J8 TIL only 1200 copies of Nirvana's debut 1988 single "Love Buzz" were made; a single copy is currently worth several thousand dollars.
BgGkW TIL Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel was the highest selling album of 1989 in the US. five top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits, with "My Prerogative" being a US number-one hit."My Prerogative" was also the second-biggest single of 1989, ranking at number two.
g8XW TIL the only person besides Harrison Ford to appear in all three original Indiana Jones movies was an Englishman named Pat Roach. He also died twice in Raiders of the Lost Ark.
n6kW TIL Ampersand(the & symbol) used to be the 27th letter of the alphabet and used to be called “and”