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TIL Prior to the 1990s, less than a third of South Africans had access to electricity.

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EXNX TIL women often go into labor during storms because of the change in barometric pressure, hence why “storm babies” happen.
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rRdnw TIL about the history of Alberta's extensive and effective rat control solution making it the only Canadian province to still be considered rat free
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ANOKo TIL that cremation doesn't burn bones. After the cremation, the bones are smashed to dust by the Cremulator.