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TIL: China accounts for 40% of the tobacco consumption worldwide. 52 percent of adult Chinese men smoke.

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ne0XW TIL that the CIA knew Soviet citizens had a better diet than American citizens
QYYX TIL although film studios and music labels continue to mark their products with “all rights reserved”, this has had no legal effect since 2000.
AN0Ax TIL of Sword & Planet, a subgenre of science fantasy. It doesn't necessarily feature any scientific rigor, being instead romantic tales of high adventure. This leads to anachronistic situations such as flying ships held aloft by anti-gravity technology, while ground travel is done by riding horses.
kJ195 TIL that Cancun did not exist as a city until the 1970s, with Isla Cancun having only three inhabitants who were caretakers of a coconut plantation
ZLBR TIL 3M company name stands for “Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company” = 3M