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TIL there are over a million wild camels in Australia
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TIL that police in Kenya are ranked the worst in the world.
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TIL Vietnamese fish sauce is made by layering fresh anchovies and sea salt in large wooden barrels, which are then left outside in the sun for months until the heat breaks down the anchovy-salt mixture and it becomes a "sauce."
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TIL that Lou Gehrig lived with his parents until he was 30, having won three World Series championships by the time he moved out.
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TIL there is a psychological condition known as Cherophobia, It quite literally means the fear of being happy. Individuals with this condition are said to experience anxiety at joyful events like parties, refuse to engage in life improving oppotrunities, and shun joyous people.
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TIL we call letters "uppercase" and "lowercase" because the original printing presses kept letter blocks in literal cases; since small letters were used more often, they kept them in the bottom case for easy access; thus, lowercase (and uppercase) were born.