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TIL that 2.5 billion people do not have access to toilets

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wLyM6 TIL that when Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Gone with the Wind, the first Oscar won by any black entertainer, she had been sitting at a segregated table at the far wall of the room. The venue had a strict no-blacks policy and had only allowed McDaniel in as a favour.
KOXyB TIL: In Costa Rica, a sea turtle conservation organization is exposing sea turtle egg poachers by placing fake sea turtle eggs on the beach, with GPS trackers imbedded inside the eggs to reveal the location of whoever takes them.
l995 TIL the U.S. spends more money per person on health care than any other developed country, yet its life expectancy is below average.
b6L40 TIL about jeep ducking
QJllL TIL that when some Hawaiians stole a cutter vessel from James Cook, he kidnapped one of their chiefs, expecting them to submit like the many other tribes he had encountered. The Hawaiians proceeded to kill Cook and 4 of his men.