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TIL that Emma is the most popular baby girl name in the US

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epOLE TIL a "mockbuster" sequel to Titanic was made in 2012: Titanic II, taking place on a Titanic replica exactly 100 years after the events of the first film.
exE5 TIL a mental hospital once challenged a psychologist to send in fake patients, who they would then identify. In a week when 193 patients were admitted, the hospital identified 41 imposters. It was later revealed that the psychologist sent no one at all.
ANxga TIL as Collector of the New York Customs House, Chester A Arthur earned more than the president by receiving a percentage of fines through the old moiety system.
ajro TIL Steve Jobs though that his vegan diet would mean that he wouldn’t have to shower or wear deodorant.
nePxb TIL Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have succeeded in extracting a complete human genome from a thousands-of-years old "chewing gum."