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TIL that Turkey, a majority-Muslim country, has the highest average number of lifetime sexual partners among these nations. Unexpected

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VBVPG TIL of Kim Hyon-hui - a north Korean agent who killed 115 people in a plane bombing. Originally sentenced to death, she was pardoned after less than a year and has been free ever since
bvP7 TIL A guy named Anthony Disano duped an internet scammer 9 times in a row, costing him $65,000 in freight charges for bogus “expensive equipment” (old broken appliances)
d8kVK TIL David Bowie's Heroes was recorded with one microphone 22cm (9 inches) away from him, another one 6m (20 feet) away, and the last one 15m (50 feet) away, so that he'd have to adjust his tone in different parts of the song (in the 6 minute album version, link in comments)
696Zw TIL Adolf Heusinger, Operations Chief within the general staff of the High Command of the German Army from 1938-1944, would become the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1961 to 1964.
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