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TIL that Termites can produce Hydrogen

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XGg6 TIL that America has the most guns per capita in the world at 89 guns per 100 people
Bgw9K TIL that Nova Scotia is Latin for New Scotland because the first European colonists there were Scottish. So New England is next to New Scotland.
P1Xaw TIL in 2017 North Korea arrested US tourist Otto Warmbier for stealing a poster. When he was released from prison to US delegates, he was in a vegetative state and died soon. The US delegates were handing a bill for $2 million for his "medical treatment".
P1kvO TIL that people who attempted suicide are at a higher risk of dying from a cardiovascular disease
yQmPV TIL that the origin of high-heels can be traced back to 15th century Persia when soldiers wore them to help secure their feet in stirrups. Persian migrants brought the shoe trend to Europe, where male aristocrats wore them to appear taller and more formidable.