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TIL there are giant stone balls scattered around Costa Rica that scientists cannot explain

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N7lDE TIL that "Scared Straight" programs actually have the opposite effect and my even increase delinquent and criminal behavior
l7KyG TIL about Christopher Boodram, the lone survivor of the 2022 Paria diving tragedy. Chris and his crew mates were sucked into a 30 inch diameter pipeline in the North Sea. Chris’ body lasted 35 minutes on a 6 minute emergency tank.
0Kj1 TIL that Africa is the only continent that is in all four hemispheres. (Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern)
BgJ6y TIL that ALDH-2 deficiency (sometimes referred to as “Asian Glow”), a genetic mutation which causes a defective acetaldehyde-removing enzyme, and affects over 560 million people worldwide (particularly East Asia) puts an individual who consumes alcohol at significant risk for esophageal cancer.
Pwdn TIL that fascist dictator Francisco Franco brought back the Spanish Monarchy, but the King of Spain instituted a democracy instead as soon as he came into power.