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TIL Australia has 31% of the worlds uranium and is the biggest source for uranium in the world

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QNgM9 TIL Compulsive gambling affects about 5 million U.S. residents.
5YYrQ TIL a 2004 study estimated the sustainable limit to the world population to be 7.7 billion people. As of October 2017, the estimated global population is 7.6 billion people.
PYWxL TIL - Victor Lustig, a German con artist, designed and sold a "money box" which he claimed could print $100 bills. A victim, sensing profits, would buy the machine for a high price. Stocked with six to nine genuine $100 bills for demonstration purposes, but after that it produced only blank paper.
x4No TIL the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) says it is unacceptable to place ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18. Mustard, relish, onions, cheese and chili are acceptable.
j6RRQ TIL a smartphone is millions of times more powerful than the Apollo 11 guidance computers