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TIL income inequality in the United States fluctuates by region and the region where inequality is the worst is Washington DC.

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M7XNA TIL Johnny Cash once got in a fight with an ostrich and lost.
JYNEl TIL that Ellie Kemper used to be a writer for The Onion
PB7w TIL Betteridge’s Law states: “Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.”
G95J TIL that Hugh Thompson Jr., a Vietnam War helicopter pilot, saved 11 civilians during the My Lai massacre. He ordered his men to fire upon American soldiers if they tried to shoot civilians. While he was derided by Congress, 30 years later, he was awarded the “Soldier’s Medal” by the Army.
b9glZ TIL lionfish are an invasive species in the Atlantic and are detrimental to native fish stocks because of how fast they can breed. Scientists have traced their DNA back to a few sources that they think were "set free" by aquarium owners in the 80's