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TIL Japan has over 50,000 people that are over 100 years old

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Oyj4 TIL the Aral Sea has shrunk 80-90% since the 60s, it was formerly one of the four largest lakes in the world.
m1pry TIL of Gitarama Prison in Rwanda. Originally built for 400 inmates, it has housed up to 7000. Because of the massive overcrowding, prisoners are forced to stand for hours barefoot. It's also been reported that the inmates kill each other and eat the dead.
8eepK TIL that in October 1990, the British tunnel worker Graham Fagg was the first person to cross the English channel by land since the Ice Age.
awrQM TIL a man in China sold his kidney to buy an iPhone when he was 17 and is now bedridden for life.
xV6Do TIL Tryptophan in turkey isn’t what makes us tired after Thanksgiving dinner, it’s the overeating of carbohydrates. Turkey contains no more tryptophan than chicken or beef, and nuts and cheeses actually contain more.