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TIL Nelson Mandela wasn’t removed from the US terror watch list until 2008

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78g7O TIL That in La Paz, Bolivia - the world's highest national capital at roughly 3,650 m (11,975 ft) above sea level, water boils at 87°C (189°F) instead of the usual 100°C (212°F) at sea level.
Xlxj TIL Learned helplessness is a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one of the underlying causes of depression.
y6j8 TIL - 100% of Iceland’s population has the internet, the only country in the world.
nOwr TIL that there are 97 episodes of Dr Who that there is no existing copy of longer as BBC got rid of them to save storage space.
Zpe5B TIL that embryos can be frozen for decades before being successfully born!