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TIL Cuba has a literacy rate of 99.8%, higher than any other country in the world.

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dKXr TIL that Big Boi of Outkast was arrested leaving a cruise ship for possession of ecstacy and Viagra. After his release, he tweeted, “Shiiiiit they said it was the Love Boat.“
a8NoA TIL that despite being the best selling album until 1982’s Thriller, the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever had no Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.
BgLgd TIL Mohammad is the most popular boys' name in Berlin, Germany.
kOamW TIL when King Louis XVI of France was executed via guillotine, it did not sever his neck. The blade went through the back of his skull and into his jaw.
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