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TIL Global Life Expectancy went down in 2020 & 2021. Also, Despite the Global GDP being at an all-time high, people are less equal, wealth is not being shared, and people are anxious and uncertain about the future.

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eJGn TIL that during the construction of the Hubble Space Telescope, a chip of paint flecked off a measuring rod and began giving off false readings. The mirror ended up being 4 microns off, resulting in billions of dollars worth of repair efforts.
rr9x TIL Australian police were able to indict a suspected ringleader of a child porn site by matching a freckle on his finger with one in images of child abuse.
KgOB TIL a man renovated a 3 story hotel specifically to kill people.
woEY TIL the FBI hired an informer to supply terrorists with fake bomb powder in the lead up to the 1993 WTC bombing, but the plan was called off and real explosives ended up being used. The informer passionately maintained that the attack could’ve been prevented.
opGL TIL that Bob Marley’s wife, Rita, was shot in the head during his attempted assassination. However, she had dreadlocks so thick, they saved her life.