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

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yQLj8 TIL in US family sitcom Good Times Jimmie Walker as son JJ was the breakout star and his catchphrase "dyn-o-mite!" repeated each episode. Those playing the parents disliked the focus shift to JJ's antics: John Amos was fired and his character killed off, Esther Rolle left the series for one season
6EA9X TIL that John Lennon repeatedly denied that the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is about LSD, and that he got the inspiration for the song when his son brought home a drawing of his friend Lucy who was in the sky with diamonds.
LkKep TIL John Stanley Wojtowicz, in 1972, robbed a bank to pay for his wife's sex change surgery. His actions inspired the movie "Dog Day Afternoon".
0w57L TIL That Soviet Marshal Zhukov had Coca Cola make a special clear, unlabeled version for him so he wouldn't be seen drinking an "American imperialist symbol" after the Second World War
oB9pr TIL in Equador, ambulances have the ability to take over car radios to warm drivers. This has resulted in a 40% reduction in response times