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TIL that there are about two million saunas in Finland, enough for the entire finnish population to take a sauna at the same time

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ZpgjY TIL: There is a study that proves across 80 pairs of jeans that women pockets are generally half the size of men for the same brand. Only 40% of them can comfortably fit an iPhone X and only 10% can fit your entire hand. In comparison 100% of male jeans can fit either.
NWKe TIL In 2005 Benedict Cumberbatch was abducted and held at gunpoint by armed men in South Africa. After being let go he was eventually rescued by a stranger. He commented: “It taught me that you come into this world as you leave it, on your own. It’s made me want to live a life less ordinary.”
GYDxj TIL that Sir Edmund Hillary, one of the first confirmed climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, later established a charity organization called the "Himalayan Trust". It is designed to help the Sherpa people living in Nepal.
X0jVD TIL the last time the USA invaded Canada, Washington DC was conquered and the White House was burnt down.
YXvr TIL that Pandora’s “box” was actually a jar type known as a pithos.