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TIL there are more tigers privately owned by US citizens than in the wild worldwide

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oBQWW TIL that of the four Olympic Games German cities were selected to host, two were cancelled due to World Wars 1 and 2, one was hosted under a Nazi flag, and one was hosted by West Germany.
yYlJ TIL of a Malawian teenager who taught himself how to build a windmill out of junk and bring power to his village. He then went on to build a second, larger windmill to power irrigation pumps. He did this all from books he read in the library.
8ePva TIL the most southern British building is a tiny ladies bathroom in the Les Minquiers Islands that points towards France
xkjb TIL in ancient China, an enemy held the Emperor’s father hostage, threatening to boil him alive … his response was “Send me a cup of the soup.”
KOmva TIL sharks are called "swimming noses" because 2/3 of their brains are olfactory lobes. They can smell blood in water at 1 part per million from hundreds of meters away. But their sense of taste isn't linked to their nose and is not as developed, so often they bite once then decide not to kill.