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TIL the city of Melbourne, Australia has more skyscrapers (150m+) than the entirety of Texas or California

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697rw TIL that medicines are the third largest cause of death in the world after heart and cancer.
4Ap6 TIL Jesus wasn’t necessarily a carpenter. The word Tekton (root of technology, technical) was translated to carpenter, but means more generally a skilled maker or builder in various mediums.
MegJ8 TIL Zeal Akaraiwai, a man from Nigeria pays medical bills for fellow Nigerians that cannot afford to do it. He does this every week and had saved countless lives so far. As he said: “Be the angel you hope to meet”.
1a7M8 TIL That Russia uses North Korean slaves in Siberian labor camps. Most slaves are unaware that they are no longer in Korea.
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