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TIL Pakistan has the highest percentage of population with Diabetes ~ 30%. And 3rd highest with number of Diabetic Patients ~ 33 million.

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b68N7 TIL Borden Dairy's Elsie the Cow, created in 1936, first appeared as one of four cartoon cows (with Mrs. Blossom, Bessie, and Clara) in a 1936 magazine advertisement series featured in medical journals. By 1939, she was featured in her own advertisement campaign that was voted "best of the year".
KOZ9R TIL that fitness guru Richard Simmons, known for being accessible in the past, has not appeared in public since 2014. Some have claimed that his housekeeper is holding him captive. A podcast, "Missing Richard Simmons", attempted to investigate his disappearance from public life.
gM8r9 TIL that Lebron James rejected a $10 million offer from Reebok when he was just 18. When asked why, he said that Nike or Adidas might offer him a bit more. Less than a year later, he accepted a $90 million offer from Nike.
ep7YE TIL about Saturnalia - a Roman Holiday held between 17 - 23 December. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere.
D1kDJ TIL that women can produce breast milk without pregnancy or giving birth. This is called “induced lactation”, which allows women to breastfeed babies they didn’t give birth to, such as via adoption and surrogate.