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TIL Canadians graduate with more student debt than Americans on average, despite far lower tuition rates

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e0Z5D TIL that the roller coaster was invented to save Americans from drunkenness and debauchery.
QmG6 TIL North Korea appears pitch black at night based on NASA satellite images. Entire streets shut down, and people go to bed early with nothing else to do in the darkness. South Korea use 10,162 kilowatt hours per person a year compared to North Korea who only use 739.
jbmQ TIL Cleopatra’s tomb may have been discovered by a self-tought archaeologist, in a location long dismissed by professionals.
awpmM TIL The New York Times was hoaxed into running an article about "grunge speak." A reporter pressured a receptionist from Sub Pop Records about whether grunge fans had their own slang. On the spot, she made up terms like "harsh realm," "cob nobbler" and "lamestain." The article was never corrected.
p8Xj8 TIL about the manzanilla de la muerte or "little apple of death", one of the most toxic trees in the world. The milky white sap present in every part of the tree is so toxic that standing beneath the tree during rain is enough to cause one's skin to blister.