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TIL that China has a higher life expectancy than the U.S.
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TIL Sonic Youth’s highly experimental 2000 album NYC Ghosts & Flowers was the result of the bands irreplaceable guitars and effects pedals being stolen in 1999.
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TIL the only two countries on the planet that make it illegal to pass a stopped and loading/unloading school bus are US and Canada
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TIL: 70% of hearing parents of deaf children never learn sign language.
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TIL the movie "Paranormal Activity" had a budget of only $15,000 but made $194 million. During the screening, people were walking out that one studio executive thought the film was bombing. They later learned that the viewers were actually leaving because they were too frightened.
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TIL that Teddy Roosevelt would regularly go skinny dipping in the Potomac. Once while out on a walk with Gifford Pinchot and the French Ambassador, the three jumped in, however the French Ambassador kept on his gloves. When asked why, he responded, “We might meet ladies."