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TIL: By 2100, China’s population will only be within the 700 million range.

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ne8rr TIL Syphilis was known as the "French disease" in Europe as is rumored to have been conceived in the 15th century after the French army was celebrating a victory in Naples, Italy
nW959 Today I learned that Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Fendi, Christian Dior, and Marc Jacobs are all owned by the same company.
NEyN TIL Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis didn’t talk from 1956 to 1976 & remained estranged until 1987. That’s when Martin’s son was killed in a plane crash. When Martin found out Lewis secretly attended the funeral, he called his old partner and patched things up & remained close until Martin’s 1995 death.
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4kNGw TIL how Sir John Ambrose Fleming revolutionized electronics as we know it today.