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TIL that there was a Tsunami in 2004 that killed 228,000 people. It's the 10th deadliest natural disaster in known record

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16xjW TIL Bees could see the color difference between two pieces of “white” paper. Researchers used zinc white for one paper and lead white for the other, and although these look exactly the same to us, the bee could easily distinguish them, because they reflect a different amount in the ultraviolet
Y7km7 TIL surgical genital mutilation is performed on 80.5% of male babies in the United States. The rate is about 99% in a number of Muslim countries.
oVY8 TIL Kim Jong Ils official biography listed, among his achievements, a 38 shot round of golf, ability to control weather, he never needed to poop and was credited with inventing the hamburger.
RkA9 TIL most Reddit users are male, between the ages of 35-44 (with 25-34 year-olds not far behind), & with income levels generally around $25,000-$50,000 per year. Most Redditors have a bachelor’s degree or at least some college education, and the overwhelming majority of their users come from the U.S.
Egrdo TIL: MDMA (aka Ecstasy) was widely used for therapy prior to drug prohibition. MDMA assisted therapy was reported to treat depression, substance use disorders, relationship problems, premenstrual syndrome, autism, and many other psychiatric disorders