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TIL Iceland is the only country in the world without mosquitoes.

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7rjpM TIL that an early Bronze Age woman was found in Britain with two lambs buried beneath her, her finger posed to point towards her ancestors tombs, and a piece of the White Cliffs of Dover chalk against her mouth. Her skull shows that she was sacrificed with a sword.
GYxnj TIL that in 1993, South Africa produced around 619 tons of gold per year, the world’s biggest producer. But by 2018 the country was ranked 9th with only 120 tons produced per year. 1st to 8th: China, Australia, Russia, USA, Canada, Peru, Ghana, Mexico
gEAb TIL that the skull recovered by the Soviets that was believed to have been Adolf Hitler’s was tested in 2009 and was confirmed to be of a woman in her 30s
v1aXD TIL: Some farmers in Bangladesh have switched to raising ducks instead of chickens, because during catastrophic floods, ducks float.
vPB7 TIL there was a plant whose seeds acted as a highly-effective morning-after pill, until it was harvested to extinction