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TIL that as of 2016, just 49.3% of the world population lived in countries with some form of fair and free elections, and only 4.5% could be said to be living in a full democracy.

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Gle4 TIL glacial retreats in southern Alaska are leading to an increase in the frequency of earthquakes. The Bering glacier, in particular, is so massive that it’s weight stabilizes the subduction of the Pacific plate underneath the North American plate.
9aLM TIL the difference between a biotechnology company and a pharmaceutical company – both produce medicines, but a biotech’s medicines have a biological basis, and a pharmaceutical’s medicines have a chemical basis.
woZ4M TIL: As of February 2023, Haiti has no remaining elected government officials and has been described as a failed state.
Xxl8 TIL- Typically, three drugs are used in lethal injection. Sodium thiopental is used to induce unconsciousness, pancuronium bromide (Pavulon) to cause muscle paralysis and respiratory arrest, and potassium chloride to stop the heart.
R08Q TIL in 1998, during a soccer match in the Congo a lightning bolt struck the pitch and killed all 11 members of one team. The other team was left unscathed.