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TIL Hong Kong has the highest intelligence of any country/territory on earth with an average IQ of 107, followed by South Korea and Japan. The USA doesn’t break the top 10.

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E1yop TIL The Largest Prison Strike In The History Of The U.S. (24,000 Prisoners) Was In 2016 Over Prison Slavery, Poor Wages and living conditions. The Strike Received Very Little Mainstream Media Coverage
jNjwE TIL the unabomber stated his occupation as "Prisoner" and his awards as "Eight life sentences" in the Harvard alumni 50-th anniversary year book.
b477 TIL AT&T almost caused nuclear war. In 1961, the US lost contact with its early warning systems. Assuming the USSR had attacked, bombers were scrambled but recalled when contact was made with an EWS base. The phone blackout was caused by a faulty AT&T switch they had promised to replace.
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