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TIL 15% of the population of Hong Kong (500,000) died in an influenza pandemic in 1968

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W7YV8 TIL: Pokemon: The First Movie made over $10 million on its opening day in the U.S., Wednesday, November 12, 1999. This day is often known as "Pokeflu" because many children skipped school to view the film.
awbDJ TIL that cats show you their butt to “politely open themselves up to a sniff” as a way of showing they comfortable with you.
DwPe TIL Oliver Sipple, who stopped an assassination attempt on Gerald Ford, was disowned by his family and was never invited to the white house to be thanked because he was gay.
wDvY TIL a person tries to jump off the George Washington Bridge every 3.5 days, and NYPD officers routinely talk people out of it.
Yp7vA TIL the most points scored in an NBA game is 186 by the Detroit Pistons against the Denver Nuggets. The second most is 184 by the Denver Nuggets, in the same game on Dec 13, 1983.