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TIL India has the highest number of mosques in the world - 300,000

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5V109 TIL about Cougar Annie, who "birthed 11 children, outlived four husbands and became known for allegedly shooting and killing about 70 cougars in her lifetime" after moving to the west coast of Vancouver Island.
aw56o TIL the derelict Tomlinson Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana was destroyed by a fire on January 30, 1958, allegedly after a pigeon dropped a lit cigarette on the roof of the building
mJYv TIL income inequality in the United States fluctuates by region and the region where inequality is the worst is Washington DC.
kONkg TIL residents of Bikini Atoll were relocated by the US govt to much smaller islands without adequate food supply multiple times. After 20 years of starving they were allowed to return home, only to find it irradiated. They were relocated again, but their new island floods, and they must move AGAIN.
Zv6p TIL that an Australian tree can drop 22 pounds(10kG) heavy cones without warning