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TIL There are more Tigers in American backyards than in the wild

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wLRlE TIL Rick Springfield found himself crushing on a girl that was dating his friend Gary, who he had become friends with while taking a stained glass-making class in Pasadena. Renaming his friend "Jessie" gave him the 1981 hit "Jessie's Girl", as "Gary's Girl" didn't have the same ring to it.
x6e40 TIL that depleted Uranium is used to create projectiles capable of puncturing tank shells and armor. This is not only because it is extremely dense, but also because upon impact, a uranium shell will continually sharpen itself and retain its shape.
9wVRD TIL that Dave Brandt, the face behind the "It ain't much, but it's honest work" meme, died last May in an auto collision. His life was really about honest work.
6ElKW TIL that the invention of barbed wire started many disputes, and eventually led to a concentration of power in the hands of the land owners. The wealthy ranchers started fencing their land and individuals with livestock but no land had nowhere for their livestock.
PGZZ TIL: The King of Jordan, Abdullah bin al-Hussein was an extra on Star Trek: Voyager