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TIL that Japan has the highest percentage of residents over the age of 65 at 28.2%. The world average is 10%.

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wLAlW TIL that in 1943, the life of a 2 ½ year old Jewish boy named Josef Schleifstein was saved after his father hid him in a large sack when they arrived at Buchenwald concentration camp. He was eventually found, but the guards took a liking to him and saw him as a "camp mascot". He survived the war.
D1Z1P TIL: Sea urchins will pick up objects and wear them as hats...and one aquarium enthusiast decided to 3D-print mini cowboy hats and viking helmets to accommodate them.
d4YK TIL That astronaut Frank Borman suffered diarrhea onboard Apollo 8 resulting in faecal matter floating around the spacecraft cabin.
awYbZ TIL of the 'raising of Chicago'. In the mid-1850s Chicago buildings were raised multiple feet to improve drainage and reduce disease outbreaks
Qoa TIL: Lobsters were once considered insects of the sea and couldn’t be fed to prisoners more than once a week because it was considered “cruel punishment”.