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TIL: Cuba provides more medical personnel to the developing world than all the G8 countries combined.

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7rb9P TIL a sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky swallowed eight Corvettes, causing millions of dollars worth of damage
WkDN4 TIL that until the mid-1990s, jew (as a verb meaning to swindle) was an acceptable Scrabble word. It took a large letter writing campaign to get Milton Bradley to finally agree to change their dictionary.
daEE TIL That the NRA has a lightsaber in their “Treasure Collection” of Guns
xVxMk TIL the late king of Jordan was an avid Amateur Radio operator who regularly interacted with people around the world. Taking conversations from anyone who had the privilege of having his JY1 call sign respond he never allowed anyone to call him King on the net, and helped the hobby gain members.
jNNon TIL in spite of the way they are portrayed in sci-fi films, asteroid belts are not densely populated and a passing spacecraft has virtually zero chance of striking one. In fact, considerable effort is required to ensure contact with an asteroid.