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TIL Two of the highest concentrations of tornadoes outside the U.S. are Argentina and Bangladesh.

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ne7mY Britain's new generation of street lights risk dramatically increasing rates of breast and prostate cancer, according to a new study.
rjE4 TIL Down’s syndrome has been disappearing in Iceland since prenatal screening tests were introduced in the early 2000s. Almost 100% of women who had a positive test for Down syndrome decided to terminate their pregnancy
6ob8 TIL Norway has the highest rate of gun ownership of any Western European country at 32%. It also has the lowest murder rate.
W7Zv8 TIL in 2006 Iran banned sale of The Economist magazine because it published a map labelling the Persian Gulf simply as Gulf
QJKA6 TIL Elvis Presley was actually blond. The King of Rock ’n’ Roll began dying his hair black from a very early age. Because of this, only one photo of him with his natural hair color exists – and it is framed on the wall of Graceland.