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TIL Canada is the most educated country in the world.

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0wmm1 TIL Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee has a Recombobulation Area for passengers to put themselves and their luggage back together after passing through security.
0wkMy TIL that there is a statue in Russia that honors all the laboratory mice that have sacrificed their lives in order to further scientific research
W7GP8 TIL that General Patton as a young officer competed in the 1912 Olympics in Pentathlon where he came in 5th, mostly because he insisted on using his own .38 service revolver for the shooting event and left such large holes in the target that it could not be determined if all of the rounds had hit.
1L18 TIL that notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was not executed via capital punishment, but rather beaten to death in prison by a fellow inmate.
6g7X TIL that because sounds in the minor key can make us sad & ones in the major key can make us happy, prolonged ambient noises in our surroundings [A/C motor, fridge running, dial-tones, beeps, etc] can actually have an effect on our moods.