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TIL there are 5.6 sheep per human in New Zealand. The ratio was 15 sheep per human back in 2015 and since has been declining

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6EooZ TIL about the Soong sister's of China. They lived through years of war and revolution and helped shape the history of their nation. They married major public figures of opposing political factions and became prominent political figures in their own right.
69AKW TIL that the phrase "dog days of summer" is millennia old and refers to the star Alpha Canis Majoris (aka Sirius) appearing in the sky in July
N7w7P TIL 'Detoxing' your body is a myth.
GYolG TIL that Jack Nicholson grew up thinking the woman who gave birth to him was his sister. When he was 37 years old, he found out that his sister was actually his mother.
N7VEe TIL in 1991 Sergei Krikalev flew into space as a USSR citizen and came back as a Russian. During his mission he witnessed the collapse of the Union, creation of Russia, change of government, replacement of president, and change of the name of he city he came from.