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TIL Italy's literacy rate did not cross the 50% threshold until the 20th century.

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myeY TIL the United Kingdom writes, prints and stores all of its laws on goatskin
D1K8j TIL Genrikh Yagoda, a member of Russia's "secret police" was responsible for at least 7.5 million deaths, until he too became a victim of the great purge.
8e6AL TIL that Christine Maggiore, founder of the HIV/AIDS denialist group Alive and Well, died of AIDS in 2008.
R5RRa TIL Mall walk is an actual sport - Many malls open early so that people may mall walk
R7Lw7 Australia’s fires have pumped out more emissions than 100 nations combined.