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TIL that when you donate blood you lose about 650 calories, equivalent to about one hour of cardio.

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bor0 TIL that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by all the nations of the world except 3: Somalia, South Sudan and the United States of America
9Yd0M TIL the smoke you see when blowing out a candle isn't smoke at all, but paraffin wax vapour
M7MAV TIL Germany has more deaths from alcohol, than the US has from firearms (per capita, 2020)
pRRQ TIL blacks and Hispanics make up BOTH 96% of victims and suspects of shootings in New York City (Page 11 of 16 in the report) and 85%+ of all crime suspects according to the NYPD [PDF]
6eXX TIL that high-heeled shoes were originally worn by Persian cavalry soldiers, perhaps as early as the 9th century.