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TIL that nearly half of the world’s twins are born in Africa. The small West African nation of Benin has the highest concentration of twins in the world while Japan has the lowest rate of twinning.

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A8Ln TIL Conan O'Brien follows only one person on Twitter, a randomly chosen fan (Sarah Killen) who, since being followed in 2010, has gone from 3 to 138k followers
0ddQA TIL the introduction of reproductive rights in 1973 (Roe v Wade ruling) resulted in a significant drop in the crime rate in the years that followed.
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R6Q7 TIL Silica gel packets are only stamped with “DO NOT EAT” to prevent people from choking on the packet. It’s otherwise non-toxic (although still not food so don’t eat it).