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TIL more white actresses have won Oscars for portraying Asian women than the number of Asian actresses who have won Oscars.

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4kLV6 TIL European rabbits are our most destructive invasive species in Australia. They impact over 300 threatened native species and even boost the number of predators like cats and foxes.
VBWxm TIL A cog is not a gear, but a single tooth on a gear. This makes the phrase "a cog in a machine" that much more demeaning.
X0LnX TIL: There is a study that associated Sandwiches at 35%, fried chicken 40%, and pizza at 80% to obesity among Iranian students. Fast food has been gaining popularity among worldwide and over 50% of college students ate fast food daily. Studies in China, showed 34% of their med students were obese.
l7Mm1 TIL that Inuit from Greenland traveled to Scotland via kayak. The first recorded instance was in 1682, but it's possible Inuit had made the trip for hundreds of years prior. One of their kayaks is even preserved in Aberdeen, Scotland.
D1O8e TIL that Chinese companies have defrauded Americans $14 Billion dollars from their retirement investments. Chinese companies listed on the NYSE lied about how much business was booming, while in reality they were doing close to none.