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TIL Brazil is, by far, the country that takes the most showers. On average, a Brazilian showers every 12 hours.

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6M0Z TIL “not clapping hard enough” was one of the reasons Jang Sung-taek, former North Korean official, was executed for
eXL TIL The Freakonomics guys showed legalized abortion has significantly contributed to a decline in crime, starting 18 years after Roe v Wade
a8v5b TIL that when a Roman legion was pulled out of Caledonia ~90AD, they were ordered to destroy the entire garrison and leave nothing of use. They broke every ceramic jar, burned everything flammable, and took great care to hide 7 tons of handmade nails. The nails were not discovered until 1961.
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rNr6M TIL that Boston University makes you paid to get an STD, a Doctorate in Sacred Theology. DTS was right there and passed-over.