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TIL that more people in the US speak Spanish than in Spain

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8a6OZ TIL that male chicks are disposed of only days after birth, considered an "unwanted byproduct." They are killed by carbon dioxide gassing or maceration
KwA9 TIL that in 1979, a woman jumped off the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and survived. A strong gust of wind blew her right back to the building at the 85th floor.
b9QlZ TIL Since reopening after undergoing an extensive facelift in October 2018, there are new rules and regulations, and a limit to the number of tourists allowed on Boracay island. There is no eating or drinking on the beach, no smoking, no fire dancing, and no commercial sandcastles
KOB74 TIL Warren Zevon hated Sweet Home Alabama, surmising that those who listen to it "because their own lives are miserable," even writing a song about how much he hated it
e0mW4 TIL Carrie Fisher delivered a cow tongue inside a Tiffany box to a predatory producer who had assaulted her friend. She said, "The next delivery will be something of yours in a much smaller box!"