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TIL there are more smokers in China than there are people in the US.

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QJQVa TIL That Giant Tarantulas will keep frogs as pets, keeping them safe from potential predators. In return these frogs will eat tiny insects that could otherwise harm Tarantula eggs before they hatch.
85mG TIL Killer Whales are the apex predator of the sea. They can kill any other sea creature, including the Great White Shark, with a technique of flipping the shark upside down until it suffocates. Killer whales have minds of their own, high intelligence, and have no competition in the sea.
16g9r TIL in 2020 the Royal Australian Mint released a "Donation Dollar" coin specifically designed to be donated. Six million of them have been issued so far, and research shows over 60% of people finding them donate them, resulting in an estimated $1.9 million donated to charities and people in need.
5kGP TIL that two days after the Beatles released Sgt. Peppers, Paul McCartney and George Harrison went to a Jimi Hendrix show. Hendrix opened with Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band.
4LxN TIL that since 2000, the teen pregnancy rate in the US has declined in every racial group