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TIL that Iran has succeeded in sharply reducing its birth rate in recent years by emphasizing the benefits of smaller families and the use of contraception.

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jnxX TIL an xbox user was banned for putting his actual hometown, “Fort Gay” West Virginia as his residence. It took an appeal by the towns mayor for Microsoft to reverse it.
wLrOY TIL The rarest natural hair color in the world is red, with only 1-2% of the world population having natural red hair. Second is blond, with 3%, then brown/brunette, with 11%, and finally black with 75-85%.
RVM8 TIL In 1906 the Bronx Zoo, NYC put an African Man on display in the Monkey house…
GxwJ TIL When nonpregnant people are asked if they would have a termination if their fetus tested positive for down syndrome 23–33% said yes. When women who screened positive are asked, 89–97% say yes
N7KRb TIL Winchester Cathedral was built on marsh and was on the verge of collapse as it sunk into the earth. A diver named William Walker worked alone in pitch-black water for five years, eventually putting down 25,000 bags of concrete, 115,000 concrete blocks, and 900,000 bricks to save its foundation.