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TIL that Canada is the most educated country in the world with 56.71% of adults meeting the OECD criteria (adult residents between ages 25 and 64 that have received a tertiary education: two-year or four-year degree or have received an education through a vocational program).

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KO7E4 TIL the 1979 disco hit "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" almost became the national anthem of Sierra Leone after a 1992 coup.
69gaw TIL construction of the Manchester Ship Canal began in 1887 and took six years and cost £15 million at the time.
OoAKL TIL Waldo from Where's Waldo? is just the American version. His real name is Wally
JYZ9m TIL that, on average, Mercury is not only is the nearest planet to the Earth , but to all the other planets in the solar system.
wLB6P TIL a staggering number of wild bee species are unaccounted for. Researchers looking at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility found there were about 25% less bee species reported between 2006 and 2015 compared to the 1990s