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TIL: The USA has a national Quidditch team.

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x6KVD TIL, a male orca named Tilikum in Orlando sea world involved in three human killings including two trainers.
rNMKe TIL that in 1914, a wrong turn by Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s driver led them directly to his assassin, Gavrilo Princip, resulting in the Archduke’s death and the start of World War I.
GAWNG TIL Queensbridge Houses is the largest public housing development in the USA. It contains 29 buildings and 3,142 units for 7,000 people.
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oRYMY TIL Diamond Jim Brady had over 2 million dollars in jewelry, equivalent to over $73 million today