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TIL 65% of the population of the world is lactose intolerant.

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XEaX8 TIL Xinghai Square, Dalian, China covers a total area of 110 ha (270 acres), making it the largest city square in the world. China's tallest huabiao (19.97 meters high) was once located at the center of the square but it was demolished secretly in 2016 at midnight without explanation
4QOw TIL Hong Kong has the highest intelligence of any country/territory on earth with an average IQ of 107, followed by South Korea and Japan. The USA doesn’t break the top 10.
xVRb TIL the world’s strongest beer is 60%ABV. It was made by a Dutch brewer who claimed that he was forced into making it as he was trying to keep up with the Scots
kJlb5 TIL that the word "confetti" in English and in Italian means 2 different things (respectively little pieces of paper or plastic that you throw at parties, and almonds covered in chocolate and sugar that you gift to wedding guests)
4Xn7R TIL about sickle (or scythe) trees, in which scythes are often found embedded, from when men hung them in trees before going to fight the Civil War