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TIL there are only 5 countries were suicide rate for women is higher than men and they are China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq and Indonesia

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4RMJ TIL that a widow of a WWII veteran never learned the exact fate of her husband. After 68 years she found that he was not only buried in France. But that a town in France has been honoring him for the last 68 years.
b9BGj TIL in 1932, Winston Churchill went to a hotel in Munich two days in a row to have tea with Adolf Hitler. Hitler stood him up both times
mx7jE TIL that a British man developed anterograde amnesia after a root canal, so he can't remember anything for longer than 90 minutes and he can't make new memories. Also, he thinks it's the day of his root canal every time he wakes up which is why he must read a detailed note every morning.
X07eR TIL The duck-billed platypus has enough venom during mating season to kill a dog or make a human seriously ill. The venom is immune to all kinds of painkillers including morphine and lasts for months
x6NYg TIL: Antarctica & Iceland are the only places on earth with no mosquitos.