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TIL 70% of celullar network traffic in Bangladesh is missed calls

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5Qm8 TIL that D.A.R.E., the education program that seeks to prevent use of controlled drugs, has been deemed “ineffective” repeatedly in multiple studies.
ZEAv TIL that between 2000 and 2010 as many as a dozen people in the Philippines were shot to death while singing Frank Sinatra songs at karaoke bars. The deaths are referred to as ‘The My Way Killings’.
pWyZ TIL The “Sugar Rush” is a myth, and the hyperactivity you feel after ingesting sugar is just a placebo
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x6XYk TIL despite looking really similar, toads don't hop for mobility like frogs, they walk to cover greater distances