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TIL China has 1/5 of the worlds population, but only 7% of the planets fresh water and after ignoring the environment during its economic surge over the past few decades, over 80% of its groundwater in its major river basins is unsafe for humans

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aW5L TIL: New York Macy’s has an escalator made of wood … and is still in operation!
XA9R TIL The USA has overthrown or attempted to overthrow the governments of 55 countries since 1950.
PYWVL TIL that the Godfather II (1974) was the first movie sequel in history to win the academy award for best picture. Only 2 other sequels have ever won the award: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and LOTR: Return of the King (2003).
VBd9D TIL Henrietta Wood who was enslaved in the American South until her owner, Jane Cirode, took her to Ohio in 1844. After being re-enslaved in 1853, Wood successfully sued her captor, Zebulon Ward, in 1869 and was awarded $2,500 – the largest slavery restitution in U. S. history.
69v7X TIL that there was an Aladdin 2