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TIL that Canada is the most educated country in the world.

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jvOR TIL A writer from Wired tried to vanish for 30 days and Wired offered $5,000 to anyone who could find him. Knowing he was allergic to gluten they found him in the only gluten free pizza place where he was staying.
xV07 TIL when Galileo presented his version of the telescope to the City of Venice in 1609, he did so at least partially because he needed the money to help support a throng of illegitimate children.
xOV7 TIL to get Greeks to gain an interest in potatoes, a large shipment of potatoes was left on the docks of Nafplio under guard. The guards were ordered to turn a blind eye to theft and all of the potatoes were stolen. The plan succeeded.
l7WKa TIL longer passwords are considered more secure than more complex passwords. A password of length 20 using only letters and numbers is much more secure than a password of length 15 that uses letters, numbers, and symbols
dJvE TIL That although nuclear power accounts for nearly 20% of the United States’ energy consumption, only 5 deaths since 1962 can be attributed to it.