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TIL China is said to suffer from the worst brain drain in the world: 7 out of 10 students who enroll overseas never move back to live in China.

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9ym7 TIL that in 2012, NYU-Poly constructed a robotic fish and placed it in a tank of golden shiners. After simulating the tail movements of a leader fish, the robotic fish was eventually accepted and became their leader.
B6gr TIL A goat was once arrested in Nigeria after vigilantes claimed it was an armed robber who turned himself into a goat with black magic.
W1YY TIL that in 2010 men were “forced to penetrate” 1,267,000 times (page 29), nearly as many times as women were raped (1,270,000 times; page 28)
bNZZ TIL - Advertisers are digitally adding product placement in TV shows years after they come out promoting current campaigns/deals etc.
69Lp8 TIL that during the salem witch trials, none of the people who actually confessed of being a witch were executed. All 19 who WERE executed of being a witch refused to confess.