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TIL The average male height in the Netherlands is 6ft 1/2" (183.8cm).

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W7MlX TIL that Disney parks generate ~$8.6 billion annually in park admissions alone and dominates the list of the top 20 most expensive theme parks in the world.
1M7X TIL During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, four NOPD officers shot a man named Henry Glover, attacked civillians that came to his aid, and then set fire to his corpse. They are facing sentences of 25+ years each.
KOrpB TIL That Chicago passed an Ugly Law that prevented anyone who was disabled, deformed, or an unsightly or disgusting object from exposing themselves to public view. Beggars were fined from $1.00 up to $50.00, or shipped to the poorhouse. This law was active in Chicago until 1974.
XRjE TIL U.S. nuclear testing in the Bikini Atoll dislocated natives to an island 1/6 its size. Each native gets $550/year as compensation.
0xbN TIL 6-year-old cancer patient Enzo Pereda’s Make-A-Wish request was to meet celebrity chef Barefoot Contessa. She denied his request multiple times, but after some bad press about it, she finally offered to meet Enzo. He told her no and swam with dolphins instead.