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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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ERlX TIL the name ‘Tank’ for armoured vehicles originated as a code word describing the vehicles as water carriers (or water tanks), to confuse enemy spies and keep their creation hidden. Water carries wasn’t used as this would have been abbreviated to W.C, another name for toilets.
1aXDd TIL the hottest place on Earth is the Lut desert of Iran, topping Death Valley, USA and and El Azizia, Libya. Over a seven year study, the hottest recorded temperature was 70.7°C (159.3°F).
x4Mk TIL that Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell gave their entire salaries from the movie “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassius” to Heath Ledger’s daughter.
ZpAD4 TIL that the paradise tree snake can glide hundreds of feet through the air, with speeds up to 25 MPH.
W7XXA TIL New Mexico was named 223 years before the naming of Mexico in 1821.