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TIL the "Farting Preacher" at his prime was bringing in over $80 million in donations per year.

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P1ljE TIL South Korea once had a website mapping the number of women of childbearing age (15-49) by city and district.
ADwkg TIL Delaware has only 3 counties, while Texas has 254.
e0pmL TIL of the Blue Ocean strategy, wherein companies cease attempting to compete with other companies. The name refers to an ocean that is clear (no competition) as compared to a red ocean: stained with the blood of other companies. The Nintendo Wii is an example of a successful Blue Ocean strategy.
Y7eGW TIL about the Sierra Sounds, audio recordings from the 1970s in the Sierra Nevada mountains, thought by some to capture Sasquatch vocalizations. R. Scott Nelson, a cryptolinguist with the U.S. Navy, stated that the recordings contain a distinct language, not human in origin, and likely not faked.
v14NK TIL that albatrosses can fly 16,000 km (10,000 mi) without landing