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TIL: that backspace is the third most used button on the keyboard

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reDM TIL Death Note was banned in China in 2005. Students had been making Death Notes, writing the names of acquaintances, enemies, and teachers in the books.
eaQb TIL that there used to be elephants on the islands of Sicily and Malta that had Islander dwarfism and only reached a height of 3 Ft. (90 Cm)
ywMV TIL- 62% of Americans have less than 1000 dollars in their savings account.
kOroe TIL about Sarah Rector, an impoverished black girl who became a millionaire oil baron when oil was discovered on the land allotted to her by the government. She avoided hundreds of attempts tp scam her out of her fortune and became known as the “Richest coloured girl in the world.”