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TIL that New York City banned Trans Fats in 2014. Three years later, Heart attacks and strokes fell by more than 6 percent

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vPj5D TIL according to international space law, space is defined as common heritage of humanity, which makes territorial claims in space prohibited. The main purposes of this law are to prevent colonial claims and militarization of space.
ZpA7p TIL a group of vultures that is feeding is called a wake
AP4 TIL the actual normal human body temperature is 97.9 °F, not 98.6 °F (as is commonly cited), because someone rounded before converting their units.
6nBJ TIL All the paintings Jack carries with him in the movie Titanic are actually drawn by James Cameron (the director). He also drew the nude-Rose picture himself.
8a7V8 TIL the largest empire ever to exist based on percentage of world population was the Achaemenid Empire originating from Iran, which contained 44% of the global population in 480BC