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TIL Namibia is also the only country to include protection of the natural world in its governmental constitution

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mxrQv TIL: Although there have only been a few studies, doctors have found that implementing a ketogenic diet can help reduce symptoms caused by Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
lpwA TIL that Babe Ruth’s nickname growing up was Niggerlips because he was darker and had more prominent facial features than his classmates
8alXV TIL that a Comcast customer Ricardo Brown once received a bill with his name recorded as Asshole Brown
VMy78 TIL A moment was a medieval unit of time. The movement of a shadow on a sundial covered 40 moments in a solar hour, a twelfth of the period between sunrise and sun. Although the length of a moment in modern seconds was therefore not fixed, on average, a moment corresponded to 90 seconds.
M11V TIL that according to the UN, only 64% (4.5b/7b) of the world’s population has access to a toilet, while 86% (6b/7b) has access to a mobile phone.