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TIL that Cambodia has an unemployment rate of approximately 0%

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5YK5n TIL there’s a real genetic disorder called Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA) that causes symptomatic carriers to be unable to feel pain. They also can’t feel temperature or produce a sweat, causing 20% with the condition to die before age 3 due to overheating.
AKQx TIL that the 90’s comedy sitcom “Dinosaurs” ended with them creating a nuclear winter and then freezing to death.
5LQR TIL it is suggested that staring at fire improved brain functions such as memory and problem solving in early humans
Bx5K TIL pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan are likely to have smaller babies who will be more prone to learning disabilities in adulthood.
QJeEE TIL SSDs only work because of Quantum Mechanics