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TIL New Zealand has a very high rate of teen suicide and in 2017 had the highest rate of any wealthy country in the world.

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DyYe TIL: There are only 3 modern city-states in our world. Singapore, Monaco and Vatican City.
9Y9v7 TIL of Canadian conservation officer Bryce Casavant, dispatched to kill a female black bear found eating from a freezer in a mobile home park. He complied with the order to kill the mother bear but got fired for refusing to kill her 2 cubs. He finally won a legal battle to vindicate his decision.
AJ5o TIL NATO was never involved in any conflict until the Cold War was over. Now its already conflict #6
voL4 TIL 13.8% of cigarette smokers do not consider cigarette butts to be ‘litter’
kBlB TIL The human starvation response is unique among all other animals and in that our brains do not require the ingestion of glucose to function. Giving us a prolonged high cognitive function and mobility in the face of starvation.