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TIL cities house 62.7% of the US population but occupies only 3.5% of land area

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jNBeX TIL that Triboulet, jester of Francis I, saved his life thanks to his vivaciousness. After making fun of a king's mistress, he was sentenced to death and had to choose the way he would die. Sharp minded, he asked to die of old age, leaving the King voiceless his sentence was commuted to banishment.
5k1r TIL that a Teri Horton, a bargain hunter, bought a $5 painting at a thrift shop. The painting was an original Jackson Pollock and is worth $50 Million.
oNlR TIL that during WWII, the British made vitamin C syrup from rose hips because the German subs were sinking commercial ships carrying citrus fruits.
J1NMl TIL Volkswagen was created on the direct orders of Adolf Hitler
woVmE TIL most tornados occur between 3pm and 7pm