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TIL that Madagascar actually accounts for the most plague deaths in the world.

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NyK6 TIL in 2013 a female professor attempted to give a public lecture on men’s rights at the University of Ottawa. 30 protesters harassed the meeting with megaphones outside until they were forced to change rooms, at which point the protesters pulled a fire alarm to force an evacuation of the lecture.
Z8EGv TIL that 98% of adoptions in Japan are of 25-30 year old men
GJyN TIL that when people dont like the way they look in a picture taken by someone else, it’s mostly because our “preffered” self is the one we see in a mirror, therefore a reversed image of what we look like in pictures. (Mere-Exposure Effect)
Yp7yB TIL the average American will spend $937 (up 3.7%ish from last year) on Christmas, including gifts, food, clothing, and parties... and 98% of them will be doing it on credit.
NX4RQ TIL Pope Paul VI dedicated Psalm 8 to the Apollo 11 astronauts and blessed the Moon-landing. After following the mission on TV, he honoured everyone involved and "conquerors of the Moon"