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TIL South Dakota holds $2.5 trillion in bank assets—more than any other state.

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OG6y6 TIL only 17% of the global population lives in “fully developed” countries (HDI > 0.8)
LPKm TIL 1,140 people have been diagnosed with cancer as a result of “exposure to toxins at Ground Zero” from 9/11. Over 1,400 9/11 rescue workers who responded to the scene in the days and months after the attacks have since died.
BgBok TIL that an ex-soldier, Tony Wittman raided an animal shelter, The Lost Dogs' Home, in Melbourne in 2021 to get his cat back. Armed with a toy gel riffle and in military gear, he took a worker hostage, demanding the cat's location. Wittman, later citing PTSD, was sentenced to six years in jail​.
JYX08 TIL: Chickens' heads are gyroscopic. Move their bodies but their heads stay steady.
N7pr1 TIL that so prevalent is the empty cardboard box's reputation as a plaything that in 2005 a cardboard box was added to the National Toy Hall of Fame.