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TIL the average American pimp has three prostitutes in his service

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VBd84 TIL there are 80 generations of descendants of Confucius. Kung Tsui-chang, the 79th-generation descendant, is the current head of the family. He is known as "Honorable Overflowing with Wisdom", a Chinese title of nobility reserved for direct descendants of Confucius.
loXwG TIL Japan’s capital, Tokyo (or Tokyo Metropolis), has 39 million residents and a $2 Trillion Economy, making it the world’s largest metropolitan Center both by population and by Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
a8rBJ TIL that the guy who wrote “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” is now an 87-year old competitive runner, having won multiple national and international competitions in his age group.
8DEP TIL that The New York Times Best Seller list is legally an editorial work. They have no obligation to make it reflect actual sales, and third-parties can be sued for copying the list without permission.
RbRw TIL that in 2007 the Taliban used GPS data from photos uploaded to Facebook from soldiers to locate and destroy 4 Apache gunship helicopters.