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TIL Henry George's funeral in New York was so large that many commentators argued about whether it was the largest funeral in New York history or if it was the largest since Lincoln's.

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oRJL8 TIL 90% of the Earth's population live in the Northern Hemisphere
5VAgR TIL There is 97% overlap between swimmers and great white sharks in So. California beaches
0dMBN TIL that a 2022 study proposed that Bruce Lee may have died from hyponatraemia - a low concentration of sodium in blood, which is caused by excessive water intake. At the time of his death, Lee had reportedly been existing on a near-liquid diet of mostly juices.
KOJNR TIL Bullfighting was banned in Catalonia (Spain) in 2012, but the ban was annulled in 2016 for being unconstitutional by the highest court.
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