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TIL That it is mathematically impossible to stop ageing.

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lGm5 TIL the United States incarcerates more of its youth than any other country in the world. Approximately 40% being in privatized for profit detention centers.
eYxD TIL: Scottish economist Adam Smith predicted in his book the Wealth of Nations (1776) that, if given representation in Parliament, in a century the Thirteen Colonies would control the British Empire. By 1913, the USA’s economy surpassed the entire British Empire.
R74Y7 TIL of the Ibrahim Prize. a $5 million payout plus $200,000 per year given to African leaders who were democratically elected and left office after their term was up as part of their criteria. For 7 of the 12 years it was offered, it was never awarded to anyone
OMEe TIL that the 6th President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, was accused of being a pimp.
e0n7J TIL 5% of patients who take the anti-depressant clomipramine experience orgasms every time they yawn