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TIL 10 Billion Kuerig pods were produced in 2015, enough to circle the globe 12 times at the equator.

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w88Y TIL On average, 22 War Veterans commit suicide every single day.
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5Yo0n TIL the United States ranked 1st in six out of eight categories in a recent Oct 2019 Global Health Security Index measuring health security. It also ranked 2nd (behind the UK) in terms of rapid epidemic response and mitigation.
Yp87d TIL fewer than 1 in 10 Americans meet the minimum daily fruit recommendation.
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