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TIL Pakistan has the highest rate of diabetes in the world, with almost one-third of the adult population affected

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eBb TIL the sea monsters on maps were originally put there to indicate that it was uncharted.
woZGW TIL that Dave Scott who commanded Apollo 15, orchestrated a prank to replace photos inside the instruction booklets which contained tasks which had to be followed with pictures of topless playboy models that Astronauts Alan Bean and Pete Conrad were to use.
WQrB TIL Finding Nemo actually harmed wild clownfish populations since people started buying wild-caught, pet clownfish after seeing the movie
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