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TIL that China has over 100 cities with more than 1 million residents

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JY5KV TIL: Southern American's stereotype of being lazy, stupid mouth breathers comes from a widespread infection of hook worm.
b6elZ TIL of the Duke of Moctezuma de Tultengo, a hereditary title of Spanish nobility held by a line of descendants of Moctezuma II. Since 1766, the title has been attached to a place of peerage, considered to be the highest honor, held currently by Juan José Marcilla de Teruel-Moctezuma y Valcárcel.
W7kaL TIL the city of Sodo in Ethiopia only gets up to 57F (14C) average temperatures in the summer despite being near the equator because of its location in the Ethiopian Highlands. The city's highest point is roughly 1700 ft higher than Denver.
6DgZ TIL that the Big Bang Theory was first proposed by a Catholic Priest in 1927
OobLX TIL of a persistent rumour that at 350lbs, President Taft (1909-1913) got stuck in the White House bath tub. However, he actually installed his own tub, big enough to fit 4 regular sized men in it. It remained in the White House until 1952