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TIL The show Takeshi’s Castle aka MXC originally aired from 1986-1990 and the original presenters are now in their 70s

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YwEB TIL when Switzerland added a vote-by-mail option, voter turnout actually decreased in smaller cantons. Sociologists believe that in-person voting created a social pressure in smaller communities to show up at the polls, and this pressure was removed when people could claim that they voted by mail.
nWewB TIL British Columbia (Canada) is home to more mining exploration companies than anywhere else on earth (over 800)
wjG6 TIL that because Koalas get so little energy from their diet of eucalyptus leaves, they limit their energy use and sleep 20 hours a day, with only 4 minutes a day being active. They spend most of their waking hours eating and sleeping from a single tree.
9eKX TIL that the “Success Kid” helped pay for his fathers kidney transplant. Due to the fact that so many people know of the meme, they were able to raise more than $100.000 for his surgery.
kO4EB TIL that 2-dollar bills are actually still being made. The main reason they're so rare is not because they were discontinued, but because people think they're valuable and hoard them.