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TIL that by the original definition, highly developed countries such as Switzerland and Sweden were seen as “Third World countries”

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XRDE TIL the unique strontium isotope composition of the bedrock where you grew up is recorded in your tooth enamel. This allows archaeologists to analyze a person’s remains and determine where in the world they lived as a child.
JgrQ TIL that Jerry Lewis made a movie in 1972 where he plays a clown in a concentration camp, and leads kids on a train to a gas chamber. It has never seen the light of day.
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