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TIL that the birth rate in Japan is one of the lowest of any country to the point that the sales of adult diapers is greater than the sales of baby diapers.

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mx86p TIL of Ken Rex McElroy, who was shot to death in plain view of 30-45 people in a small town. No one called an ambulance. Elroy was such a bully that even 30 years later no one will say who did it.
epW1g TIL There is a deep-sea fish which has a transparent head with eyes pointing upwards to see prey. It was discovered and described in 1939
kJWpg TIL that the 9/11 landfill was named Fresh Kills
N7wjE TILA that the sun burns white and it's only because of Earth's atmosphere that we see it as yellow.
78lep TIL 10 facts about Hadrian’s Wall, the Roman Empire’s northern frontier, which was built in the 2nd century CE as a defense against British tribes.