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pYGwG TIL Qatar has the world's highest gender ratio with 300 males per 100 females.
KOlnJ TIL that Prince Charles has been heir to the British throne for 67 years, making him the oldest and longest-serving heir in British history.
nWmXr TIL: 80% of mass shooters showed no interest in violent video games, a researcher found.
5YrKP TIL the original founding population of Native Americans was about 250 people. At their peak, there were about 18 million in North America and 40 million from Alaska to Argentina. It’s estimated that the population dropped by almost 90% within a few centuries after the arrival of the Europeans.
7dvL TIL in 2001 the Heinz Hero Dog of the Year was an Australian Blue Heeler that saved his elderly owner from an alligator attack in the dark. The woman had fallen in her yard at night. She heard the gator coming towards her before the dog ambushed it, fighting the reptile until it fled in defeat.