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TIL Los Angeles has a more densely populated urban area compared to New York City

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0wGnN TIL most cities have poorer areas in the east, due to prevailing winds carrying smoke and odours that way during the industrial revolution.
nxY TIL that HeLa, the oldest human cell line used in scientific research, is derived from cervical cancer cells of a patient in 1951 and is so self-persistent that it is considered by some to be its own species.
W761o TIL In 1924, Chin Foin, the wealthiest restaurateur in Chicago’s Chinatown, was found dead at the bottom of the elevator shaft in his business, the Mandarin Inn. His restaurants set a new standard for Chinese restaurants and inspired the first Chinese-American Cookbook.
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