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TIL the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council account for 67% of all global arms exports

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ZwNR TIL the density of the fur of an otter is incredible 50.000 hairs per square centimeter
OxPg TIL that a member of the National Guard was accused of kidnapping and raping a woman. He lost his job, wasn’t allowed to deploy with his team and began suffering health issues. The woman later admitted that she lied and the sex was consensual. She was sentenced to 32 days jail.
jkJp TIL Family Guy’s song “Prom Night Dumpster Baby” is a reference to Melissa Drexler. In 1997 she gave birth in her high school bathroom during prom. She discarded the baby in the trash and returned to the prom. She was sentenced to 15 years for manslaughter but was released on parole after 37 months.
VBpmp TIL that the all-time most successful songwriter after Lennon/McCartney is a Swedish guy named Max Martin.
mXLY TIL there is a clock being built inside of a mountain that is designed to tick for 10,000 years, and play a unique melody that never repeats itself.