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TIL that Spain currently has a lower fertility rate than Japan

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JYEkl TIL that in 2005 a contestant from the infamous Hands On A Hardbody Competition killed himself after staying awake for over 48 hours. Other contestants have stayed awake much longer to win. The story made it to Broadway.
4KAg TIL the remainder of the Pentagon Papers (docs leaked in 1971 which demonstrated that the US gov’t systematically misled the public about the Vietnam War) were fully declassified in 2011 and are now freely available online
165pD TIL A Canadian judge canceled a marriage annulment after discovering that the wife who testified during court proceedings had been an imposter.
b9gPQ TIL that Cougars have a rich social structure and even share kill with other cougars, who eventually return the favor.
wLdPW TIL that after the release of the 1996 film Scream, which involved an anonymous killer calling and murdering his victims, Caller ID usage tripled in the United States.