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TIL that Mexicans have the highest average annual hours worked in the world, yet is the least productive country out of of those listed by OECD

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rNRpo TIL about the existence of ice wine, wine made from grapes frozen on the vine, causing a sweeter, more concentrated grape juice to develop.
4e5g TIL - a 6000 year-old stone complex discovered in Malta resonates at a frequency which has a measurable effect on people’s brain activity, stimulating creativity during chanting.
LkO0p TIL Aloha Wanderwell was the first woman to drive around the world, befriended Chinese bandits, captured the first footage of the Bororo tribe, and disguised herself as a man to pray in Mecca.
66ll TIL More than 90% of people with developmental disabilities will experience some form of sexual abuse at some time in their lives. 49% will experience 10 or more abusive incidents
WNDX TIL a man called “Arthur Gehrke” hibernated from november to april every year for 25 years.