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TIL 55% of the world's population aged 15 and older can't swim

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v1WP4 TIL Queen Elizabeth has won more than $9.4 million on horse betting and is also the 11th most successful owner of racing horses.
N7eNM TIL that the cafeteria scene in Spider-Man where Tobey Maguire catches falling food on a tray is actually real with no CGI involved, it took Tobey 156 takes to nail the shot.
Oor6Y TIL that vultures stomach acid pH level is lower than that of car battery acid
Xl8k TIL: President Jimmy Carter pardoned all evaders of the Vietnam War drafts
wolko TIL the Jeffersonians sought to align the American economy more with agriculture than industry. Part of their motive to do so was Jefferson's fear that the over-industrialization of America would create a class of wage slaves who relied on their employers for income and sustenance.