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TIL that Niger has highest total fertility rate and its more than 3 times the replacement rate

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p8Gep TIL that in WW2 a German spy landed in Canada, but soon abandoned his task to live there using the funds for his mission. He eventually surrendered to authorities and was found not guilty of espionage.
X0BPE TIL not all placentas are disc-shaped like ours. Diffuse placentas are spread throughout the placenta (ex: horse, pig), Cotyledonary placentas are split between separate "cotyledons" (sheep, cattle). Zonary placentas are ring-shaped (dogs), and discoid placentas are circular (ex: primates, rodents)
mxOwp TIL that half of the world's roundabouts are located in France. There were more than 30.000 in 2008; it is now estimated to be around 50.000.
Yp08P TIL that in an election, Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo “received” more votes than the number of voters.
kJVv1 TIL of Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa, who went from a 19 year old migrant farm worker to the head of neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic.