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TIL the median age of the country of Niger is 14.8 years old. 50% of the population is under the age of 15.

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8aLGa TIL during Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, 1991: a french Jaguars unit made a low-pass raid over Al-Jabr in the middle of Iraqi stronghold anti-aircraft fire, one pilot took a bullet on his head, 2 others were hit with reactor on fire, and all came back safe to the base.
e0j5D TIL of the “White Declaration of Independence” and the violent overthrow of democratically elected officials in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898
nebZr TIL that as a percentage of world population, China's population has declined from 37% to 19% since 1750.
JYBm TIL that the most decorated unit in US military history is the 442nd Infantry Regiment, which was made up mostly by Japanese-American volunteers during WWII.
b9gEZ TIL cows can have best friends, and are significantly less stressed out when they get to hang out with them