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TIL Hong Kong will be returned to mainland China in 2047, no matter what. The former United Kingdom colony was given a 50 year contract of independence as stipulated in the so called "One country, two systems" agreement.

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6ERdw TIL of Carrie Nation, a radical member of the temperance movement, who would attack bars and saloons with a hatchet before prohibition came into effect.
b94YE TIL nearly 6% of Americans are millionaires. Many live near what have been called ‘wealth-building engines,’ places that have technology, finance and defense. Not one area in the middle of the country make the list.
l1ZN TIL that a movie was made in 1980 that was so graphic and realistic that the director was arrested on charges of making a snuff film.
rNlYy TIL Actor Danny Trejo holds the record of the most on-screen deaths of any actor, with 65 deaths to his name.
X89r TIL that during a blind taste test, expert wine connoisseurs couldnt tell the difference between red and white wine.