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TIL that people from Niger are called Nigeriens, whereas people from Nigeria are called Nigerians

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1aA8P TIL that boxing promoter Don King served prison time for stomping one of his employees to death.
Ml6m TIL the Economist derives most of its revenue from subscriptions because they anticipate advertising will “pretty much go away.” “[The Guardian employs] 964 people. That’s a very, very, very large newsroom. If they think they’re going to fund that with online advertising, I think they’re wrong.”
VMERm TIL that Catholics are forbidden from keeping the ashes of cremated loved ones at home, scattering them, dividing them between family members or turning them into mementos, the Vatican has ruled.
PY5Bn TIL that when King William IV of the United Kingdom was still a prince, he lived in New York during the American War of Independence. He used to walk around the city unescorted and only started using guards after the British learned about a plot by George Washington to kidnap him.
wPX6 TIL in 1953, a North Korean fighter pilot defected to South Korea with his MiG-15 and was rewarded $100,000 from the United States.