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9Llm TIL The US has 88.8 guns per 100 persons
LkKn9 TIL it took 75 years for 100 million people to get access to the telephone; the gaming app "Pokemon Go" hooked that many users in less than one month in 2016. That is how fast the digital revolution is compared to other transformations.
OGnk1 TIL trained hawks humanely assist the movement of thousands of roosting crows in downtown Portland, OR.
lo8vG TIL that sign language includes very few words about astronomy, making it hard for those who are deaf to talk about space. The International Astronomical Union just created about 50 signs to replace words like "constellation" that previously had to be spelled out letter by letter.
W14d TIL that horseshoe crab blood is worth $15,000/L, due to its ability to detect bacteria