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TIL Finland has the best education system in the world. The focus is on hiring the best teachers who must have a master's degree and all schools are funded through the government thus private schools are rare.

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nWVXB TIL people used to carve turnips for Halloween, not pumpkins
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LkmO9 TIL that Canada signed the wrong line on the Japanese instrument of surrender at the end of WW2
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9YarQ TIL Medical Errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer !