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Today I learned that the US is currently ranked 46 in the press freedom index.

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nkKd TIL That although some apes can use sign language, they have never asked a question.
QNKna TIL This woman created a Rotary Cell Phone.
yVQpV TIL an earthquake occurred during the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge with a dozen workers trapped on top of one of the towers swaying 16 feet back and forth, while coworkers were throwing up on the deck.
oB068 TIL that in 1803, King Charles IV treated smallpox in the Spanish colonies by using orphan children to transmit the treatment via their ulcerated skin.
JYZA8 TIL that the northernmost battle of the American Civil War happened in St. Albans, Vermont. 21 Confederates arrived via Canada and checked into local hotels over the course of a week, before staging three bank robberies, stealing $3.4 million dollars (inflation-adjusted) and fleeing back to Canada