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TIL birth rates in the U.S have dropped more than 20 % since 2007

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R7Kb9 TIL that in the original book for 101 Dalmatians, Pongo's wife was not Perdita but a dog called Missis; Perdita was a stray that was rescued by Pongo's master after she ran away when her pups were sold by her cruel owners to Cruella de Vil. It's in her name; Perdita means "Lost".
LkdJv TIL the success of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution has been attributed in part to soccer hooligans, whose experience in street brawling and resisting police was useful in protecting the mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square from being cleared out by police.
oZ07 TIL Thin Mints alone account for 25% of Girl Scout Cooke sales
pY7Eb TIL about Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-held death row inmate. He was sentenced to death in 1968. In 2014 he was granted a retrial, but in 2018 the Tokyo High Court overturned the ruling, then the top court canceled the High Court's decision. The High Court will take a new decision on 13 March
xV6xb Til The A.I computer designed to think like a serial killer to decode the zodiac killers letters, writes morbid poetry as a “hobby”.