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TIL the chainsaw was invented to be utilized during childbirth…

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7EP7 TIL there are more Wikipedia articles on Antarctica than all but one of the African countries
64VQ TIL Brandenn Bremmer was a genius–had an IQ of 178, read books at 18 months old, played the piano at age 3, and started college at age 11–who committed suicide at age 14 with no signs of depression, suicide note, or pressure to achieve from his parents
RvJ4 TIL that a memorial tree planted in memory of George Harrison was killed by beetles.
QNnA6 TIL that it is illegal for certain Canadians and all Canadian companies to comply with US sanctions against Cuba
Z8bnQ TIL that when choosing the name for a Chinese baby, families often follow a "generation name" to pick one of the characters in the name. Such poem is written in advance, and can predetermine the names of thirty-two or more generations, such that after hundreds of years the names spell out the poem.