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TIL the ONLY thing that has Worked to Stop Population Growth is: Education of Women and Girls.

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RPEQ TIL that a man sued Pepsi when he found a mouse in his Mountain Dew. Pepsi attorneys stated that Mountain Dew will dissolve a mouse in 30 days, and showed his can was purchased 74 days after being manufactured.
Z86Ga TIL the word Supererogation, which means to do more, or pay more, than was needed or asked for. Ethically, it differs from a "duty," which is a required action. Supererogation is going "above and beyond" the call of duty.
b966N TIL that Hitler's dogs were killed by his dog handler
b9P8E TIL: American Dialect Society (founded 1889) has voted for Singular 'They' as 'Word of the Decade' for its growing use to refer to a known person whose gender identity is non-binary.
WkP7Y TIL part of Norway and Finland's boarder was determined by surveyors who chose convenient walking paths to place border markers rather than use prominent mountain peaks. Thus the highest point in Finland is on the slope of a Norwegian mountain.