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TIL the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami is the biggest national tragedy in Sweden’s modern history even though it occurred in Asia. They lost more citizens (543) than any other Western country.

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xKaw TIL Ants can count.
vPmG7 TIL rare, massive 13 and 17 yr cicada broods containing trillions of individuals which are emerging in the US as we speak, may turn into fungus zombies and have their genitals fall off (a cicada's life is not fair on any level).
X064P TIL Waking up at 3 a.m. is common nowadays and favored our ancestors in changing the guard that warned of the dangers. An alteration in our metabolism at this time is responsible for this.
OJ64 TIL In thousands of marriages in India ,if the wife doesn’t pay enough dowry to the husband she is set on fire by a common ritual called Bride-Burning
MWyB TIL Michael Jackson was a big fan of Weird Al, but requested that he not record a parody of ‘Black or White’ because the message was too important.