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

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YpVj7 TIL in the 2011 census for the Czech Republic, over 15 thousand people listed their religion as 'Jedi'.
DQpNj TIL that the American Chinese dish “General Tso’s Chicken” is named after Zuo Zongtang, a famed 19th century military leader who helped suppress three different rebellions. However, the chicken dish was invented in New York in the 1970s.
DPDg TIL that when notorious murderer Carl Panzram was sentenced to death, he refused to appeal and threatened to kill any activists who attempted to intervene on his behalf
Y7O9B TIL Bamboo is the world’s fastest-growing plant. Certain bamboo species can grow 91 centimeters (about 35 inches) in a single day.