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

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gok4 TIL dust / dirt devils are called “djin” meaning “genie” or “devil” in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, and Jordan. This is where the mythical genie came from and why genies are typically depicted without legs.
yQxjJ TIL There is a miniature replica of the Eiffel Tower in Greece
6EevX TIL that dolphins deliberately use toxic pufferfish to get high
KOjK9 TIL there was once a 65 foot ski slope inside New York's Grand Central Station.
J4YQ TIL that the pyramids in Egypt were originally white and smooth, as they were encased in marble.