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TIL Hurricane Katrina caused power outages for 4,500 people in Buffalo, NY.

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MQLW TIL The Economist has an indicator of the purchasing power of a country measured in how many Big Macs could be bought in that country with $50 USD - The Big Mac Index.
J1508 TIL about Meier-Gorlin syndrome, 'a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder', or the underdevelopment of ears, according to Wikipedia
69r7m TIL the Smurfs’ creator, Peyo, was so upset that his characters appeared in an anti-drug special, Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, without his permission that he refused to work with Hanna-Barbera ever again. This ultimately cancelled the TV series.
x6Zk1 TIL that Mexico City has a bigger population than New York City and is #1 in North America
ONPe TIL Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) was a US Marine