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TIL differences in wealth are so pronounced between countries that “hunger” is defined completely differently for the U.S. vs. developing countries

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8dxZ TIL in the 1930s a selling point of the major toilet paper manufacturers at the time was that their product was “splinter free.”
aboZ TIL that 30 years ago, you had about about 17 minutes to escape a house fire. Today it’s down to 3-4 minutes.
1a7oV TIL Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron's stunt doubles on 'Fury Road' fell in love on the set and got married.
AdDo TIL that when Mr T was in the Army, He was told to chop down trees as a punishment. His sergeant didn’t specify how many to cut down so he chopped 70 trees in 4.5 hours before a stunned major superseded the order.
Xywj TIL In 1969, France placed an arms embargo on Israel after the Israeli government had already paid for a delivery of war ships. The French didn’t deliver on all of the ships. Israel responded by sending a team of commandos to France who managed steal and pilot the remaining ships back to Israel.