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TIL that IKEA once ran an ad that doubled as a pregnancy test

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LkjZZ TIL that the countries with the highest marijuana user per capita are Canada, Israel and Papua New Guinea
gMJKy TIL that the Japanese couldn't keep up with American armor in the later stages of WWII, so they developed a suicidal anti-tank explosive called a Lunge mine.
E1W9d TIL "Saudade" is the word for being nostalgic about past relationships that are hard to let go. It's the recollection of feelings/experiences/relationships/etc that brought happiness, but also the pain of separation from them. It acknowledges that longing for the past would detract from the future.
WW48 TIL that every July there is a spike in mortality rates and medical errors in hospitals due to medical students coming in as new interns. It’s called the July effect and/or Killing Season.
LQgld TIL The biological father of Martin Gore, founding member of Depeche Mode and its musical driving force, and key figure in the New Wave, Synth Pop, and Alternative Dance music genres, is African American. Gore himself only learned when he turned 30 and has since visited him in the American south.