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TIL Canada has nearly twice as many indigenous people as Brazil

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maLo TIL The first worker to die during construction of the Hoover Dam was J. G. Tierney on 12/20/22; the last death to occur was his son, Patrick Tierney- 13 years later to the day.
16lp7 TIL Adults who remain in cities after retirement actually live longer on average than those who retire to rural areas.
R7MN8 TIL Hallucinatory 'voices' shaped by local culture. In the U.S.A., voices are harsh and threatening while those heard by schizophrenics in Africa and India tend to be more benign and playful.
OLQ6 TIL The US is 15th on the list of countries which believe that “The US government respects the freedom of its people.”
Me8MB TIL that though 355 of 100,000 people identify as trans, only 9.2 request or receive surgery or hormone therapy