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TIL America has almost half of the world’s civilian-owned guns, despite having 4.4% of world population

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XE66k TIL That according to a study done at the University of South Australia women’s voices have dropped (an average of) 23 HZ in the last decade. Researchers reasoning is that because gender equality has given women more prominent jobs, women have deepened their voice to display authority.
b9neE TIL that the number 8 is such a lucky number in China that the Chinese government scheduled the Beijing Olympics to begin 8 seconds after 8:08 on 8/8/2008.
XEPK6 TIL: the US Government poisoned alcohol during prohibition killing an estimated 10,000 people.
1arBX TIL that Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land is Your Land” sarcastically after he got tired of hearing Kate Smith’s “God Bless America” over and over again.
R710Q TIL Marie Antoinette built an entire fake village, complete with a working farm and fake villagers, in the backyard of Chateau de Versailles, so she could pretend to be a "peasant" whenever she felt like it.