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TIL Over 900,000 earthquakes occur worldwide each year.

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XaDD TIL that the reason why redheads are less sensitive to pain medications is because of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on chromosome 16
4kd0w TIL for 20 years, Argentina was one of the richest countries on Earth. They had the highest GDP per person in 1895 and were one of the top 10 wealthiest nations until 1920. But now, Argentina is in severe debt and is experiencing one of the worst economic crashes in modern times.
kODZm TIL the father of John Hume, violinist who died in the Titanic, received a bill for his unreturned, rented uniform. The father did not pay.
YpKdP Today I learned that the first hijacking of an airplane was by a South African and three Kiwis during WWII
ANGBa TIL In 1954, the CIA ordered Carcano rifle ammo for anti-communist forces. The leftover ammo and rifles were re-imported and sold wholesale to the public, including to Lee Harvey Oswald, who used them to assassinate JFK.