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TIL that the Brazilian megacity of São Paulo is not only the largest Portuguese-speaking city in the world but also has a larger Italian population than any city in Italy and boasts the biggest Japanese population of any city outside of Japan.

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RPW4 TIL of a Price is Right episode where a player got the showcase exactly right and was accused of cheating. He studied the reoccurring prizes at home beforehand and memorized their prices.
pY7NO TIL about Leon Whiteley, a 26-year-old British man who cycled eastward from Portugal to China. 176 days in, at a teahouse in Kazakhstan, he met Noel Kegel -- an 27-year-old American man who was making a similar journey west
BrpJd TIL that a woman, whose husband died fighting the Nazis, requested to be allowed to drive a tank to avenge her husband. She proved herself a skilled tank driver, died from injuries obtained in battle, and was posthumously named Hero of the Soviet Union.
oZBR TIL that the makers of “Pants are Overrated” did a 4-strip tribute to Calvin and Hobbes, taking place 26 years later.
6woW TIL that Kesha, when auditioning for record labels, presented two demos: a “gorgeously sung, self-penned country ballad” and a “gobsmackingly awful trip-hop track”, allowing the label to decide which sound she should use as an artist.