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kJ07B TIL there are only 14 countries with an obesity rate higher than U.S.A, and all of them are tiny island nations in the Pacific or Caribbean (with the exception of Kuwait).
PYdyg TIL Most people are only six to ten connections away from being able to contact anyone else in the world. The theory is known as "Six degrees of separation" and was created in 1929, but still holds true even after the world population grew by almost six billion.
e0aa6 TIL Until the late 15th century the word ‘girl’ simply means a child of either sex. Male babies were called ‘knave girls’ and female babies were referred to as... ‘gay girls’.
m11kx TIL That in the early 1900’s the large room in the front of the house was known as the “death room” because funerals were held there. It wasn’t until after the pandemic of 1918 that a magazine suggest the name change to “Living Room”.
V5l8 TIL Hong Kong has one of the world’s most efficient subway systems with a 99.9% on-time rate and the entire system is manage via an AI.