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TIL that the average carbon footprint of a homeless person in the USA is bigger than that of the average Kyoto resident.

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5rQp TIL that American life expectancy is now 35th best among the nations of the world, below Slovenia, Costa Rica & Cyprus
awyOZ TIL: In 1994 an Airbus A310 crashed because of the pilot letting his 12 year old and 16 year old children pilot the plane, killing all 75 passengers and crew.
9wwYr TIL Playboy founder Hugh Hefner created an award named after him to annually recognize people who protect the First Amendment rights of Americans.
PYyrE TIL that "Rapture," by the pop/rock group Blondie, is the first single with rap vocals to reach No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The video, with cameos by rap pioneer Fab Five Freddy and graffiti artists Lee Quiñones and Jean-Michel Basquiat, is considered the first rap video broadcast on MTV.
Wk0y4 TIL the longest prison sentence ever handed out is 141,078 years to Chamoy Thipyaso of Thailand - for running a pyramid scheme that defrauded members of the Thai royal family.