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TIL One out of every 21 New Yorkers is a millionaire.

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jQEM TIL that when a British captive officer challenged french Navy officer Surcouf with the words “You French fight for money while we fight for honour”, Surcouf replied “Each of us fights for what he lacks most”.
XEgwR TIL that when David Miscavige heard that Tom Cruise had a fantasy of running with Nicole Kidman through a meadow full of wildflowers he ordered Sea Org members to plant an area of the desert. It failed to meet expectations and he held the entire base responsible for ruining the romantic idyll
epKRb TIL about Abbess Mariam Soulakiotis or "Mother Rasputin", who was a serial killer active from (1939-1950) she would starve, beat, and condemn victims to tuberculosis-ridden cells. Authorities first arrested her for export of olive oil to Cyprus and the import of tires. Her victim total was 27-177.
Gy47 TIL In 2007, Disneyland had to redesign “It’s a Small World” because people were too overweight for the boats, causing them to get stuck on the bottom of the water channel.
Y7DdW TIL that some dogs can smell changes in your heart rate.