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TIL left handedness occurs in 10% of the overall population but in 90% of people who are twins

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0oa5 TIL Quaker Oats was not founded by, nor has it ever had anything to do, with real Quakers.
aww9M TIL that since the term Least Developed Country was introduced by the UN in 1971 only four countries have improved to Developing Countries (Botswana in 1994, Cabo Verde in 2007, Maldives in 2011 and Samoa in 2014)
yYnX TIL that Donald Trump filed for bankruptcy 4 times yet finds time to host a television show in which he gives other celebrities financial and business advice.
7JAb TIL the Vietnamese dong has the dubious distinction of the second worst rate of exchange. $1 USD = $21,475 Dong
vNBK TIL the cowboy culture of the 19th century is closer tied to Mexico than it is to the United States