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"About 90 percent of everything we buy will travel on ships"
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TIL that Jews (0.2% of World population) have won 22% of the Nobel prizes to date, excluding two more today.
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TIL Following the death of Elvis, his record label made millions with Orion—a masked performer who sounded exactly like The King, leading many to believe he never really died
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TIL of Central American Stingless Bees that have been cultivated by Mayans for thousands of years. The bees are regarded as pets and their hives hung in and around the home. Some hives have been recorded as lasting over 80 years, being passed down through generations.
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TIL in 1937 Hitler told a British official that the British should “shoot Gandhi, and if this doesn’t suffice to reduce them to submission, shoot a dozen leading members of the Congress, and if that doesn’t suffice shoot 200, and so on, as you make it clear that you mean business.”
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TIL in the 17th century, black cats were burned bc they were "the devil". Black cats were spared if they possessed a small amount of white fur anywhere on their bodies, thought of as "God's thumbprint". 95% of black cats today have a small white spot on their chest due to the "UN-natural selection".