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TIL Chile and Argentina have a greater percentage white population than that of Canada and the U.S.

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Z0Zo TIL Mexico Is the Fattest Country in the World Surpassing United States
OGgGa TIL honeybees engage in a “dance-debate frenzy” when looking for a new home. Scouts perform a dance in which movements/positions encode directions & vigor indicates quality of a site. Those with opposing views headbutt the dancer: “head-butting seems to be the honeybee signal for ‘shut up!’"
DNQj TIL that when the Greek city of Megara was under siege by Macedonians, the Megarians lit pigs on fire and sent them to the enemy elephants. The elephants ran and the siege was broken.
8aYG8 TIL about Chittorgarh, a ~700 acre mountaintop fortress in Rajasthan, India, built in the 700's AD and undefeated for almost 600 years
vxOr TIL if no one smoked health care costs would be SEVEN PERCENT higher! Smokers contribute to economy by dying earlier.