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TIL that there is only one legally operated gun store in all of Mexico

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9wJV6 TIL The native population of the entire continent of Europe is shrinking with no country having a fertility rate at replacement level (2.1 children per woman). France has the highest at 1.79 but all the other most populous Euro countries have rates of between 1.15 and 1.6.
nYmo TIL that it takes approximately 4 litres of water to produce a 1 litre plastic bottle of water
neD19 TIL that mystery writer and the inventor of the detective novel Edgar Allen Poe's death is actually a mystery itself. The death certificate and medical records were lost and there is no definitive cause of death.
8epnb TIL Murder, Inc. was a 1930s-1940s organized crime group responsible for an estimated 400-1,000 contract killings, serving as the enforcement arm for the National Crime Syndicate, until key members turned informants, leading to its eventual dismantling.
R7B16 TIL that Texas and Louisiana have ERA provisions in their state constitution, while New York, Minnesota and Vermont do not.