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TIL that Australia has the highest rate of private incarceration per capita of any country in the world.

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XEYgD TIL the phrase "Bucket List" originated with the 2007 film "The Bucket List," and there have been no written examples that suggest it was in use before then.
baKp TIL that on his deathbed, Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, asked his wife to inject him with LSD and for her to stay by him, he died 6 hours later and she notes it as ‘the most beautiful death she has ever experienced’
VMNZp TIL the word "Cliché" originates from the clicking sound made when printing plates are used to create the same text over and over. The plates used in this process are also known as "stereotypes."
8elP8 TIL the observation of the comet Kohoutek helped to support the "dirty snowball" hypothesis about the composition of comet nuclei. The comet was a disappointment to the public, however, because early projections for its brightness had been too optimistic.
e0Gbk TIL The Department Of Homeland Security, the third largest cabinet department after the DoD and VA was created less than 20 years ago in response to 9/11.