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TIL More people are bitten each year by New Yorkers than by sharks.

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Dvlj TIL the first television broadcast from the United States to Japan via satellite was news of the Kennedy Assassination.
KO9oB TIL 50% of bankruptcies are caused by health problems in the US.
78LKp TIL of the egg fried rice protests, a form of anti government protest In China where internet users post recipes for fried rice on October 24th, and November 25th. This is in reference to the birth and death of the son of Mao Zedong, who died from a bomb whilst cooking outside during the Korean war
0nvN TIL bear bile farms actually have some scientific basis because bears are the only mammals that naturally produce large amounts of UDCA in their bile. UDCA is FDA approved for treatment of gallstones. On the other hand, it can be synthesized without any harm to bears.
WM08 TIL the boy who voiced Bambi grew up to become the youngest drill instructor in Marines history