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TIL being unpopular increases our chance of death more strongly than obesity, physical inactivity or binge drinking

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b9bga TIL that snakes can detect earthquakes up to 5 days before one happens.
QJnd6 TIL there are more fried chicken restaurants in Korea than there are McDonalds and Subways (combined) globally
Ooar4 TIL the North American PlayStation 1 controller is about 10% larger than the Japanese version, due to a majority of North Americans having larger hands than the average Japanese person.
QLp9 TIL Approximately 40% of the United States’ homeless population are war veterans.
E84V TIL Rachel Corrie, an American activist, was crushed to death by Israeli Defense Forces while trying to stop the demolition of Palestinian homes.