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TIL South Korea has the fourth highest suicide rate, in part due to elderly isolation.

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mxJ8O TIL that the Catholic Church is the largest non-government provider of education and medical services in the world.
9wvMM TIL Brazil is, by far, the country that takes the most showers. On average, a Brazilian showers every 12 hours.
W7X7N TIL: Up until the 1980’s, people smoked cigarettes for Asthma Relief.
Qy1E TIL Flea, the bassist from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, voiced Donnie on The Wild Thornberrys.
EgrPw TIL the Japanese history textbook controversies involve controversial content in government-approved history textbooks used in the secondary education of Japan. The controversies primarily concern the nationalist right efforts to whitewash the actions of the Empire of Japan during World War II.