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TIL the world will start running out of water by 2050

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VM66p TIL of Lester Patrick, a coach for the New York Rangers who played at goalie in the 1928 Stanley Cup Finals while the head coach and GM for the team.
a8vNL TIL that Carlo Urbani, an Italian Microbiologist, was the first to identify SARS-COV-1 in Vietnam and report it to the WHO as a dangerous new pathogen. Urbani himself died of SARS himself shortly after, having triggered a rapid response to a potential pandemic, and saving many lives.
b6nlN TIL Ethnically Thai women in Vietnam wear motorcycle helmets specifically adapted for their traditional hairstyle.
KOnbQ TIL the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are a paid promotion costing $50,000 each.
BJjk TIL that players in the online game “EVE Online” spent an entire year of real time infiltrating an in-game corporation; an ended up looting the equivalent of $16,500 USD of in game items.