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TIL only 12% of the World’s population lives below the equator

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nJYb TIL that homebrewing beer or wine with an ABV greater than 0.5% was illegal until 1978 when President Jimmy Carter legalized the practice.
LQxZ9 TIL the ILOVEYOU worm, also known as VBS/Loveletter and Love Bug worm, is a computer worm written in VBScript. It infected millions of computers worldwide within a few hours of its release. It is considered to be one of the most damaging worms ever.
d846Z TIL the Snoop Dogg pleaded to his brother-in-law, the Peanut Butter Jelly Time singer, to surrender to cops after an 11 hour showdown
W7a4d TIL Wattieza is considered Earth’s earliest known tree from the Middle Devonian Period. It lived about 385 million years ago in what’s now Gilboa, New York, and towered up to 8 meters tall, resembling the modern tree fern (though unrelated).
OGYdg TIL the first Vampire / Dracula movie is 100 years old, released in 1922. It was an unofficial adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.