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TIL: Canada sold most of his gold reserves

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0wlXj TIL the US actually has a higher suicide rate than Japan.
X0e5D TIL about 19, an electro dance pop anti-war song about American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was a number one hit in many countries in the mid-1980s. However in the US, it was only a moderate hit due to radio stations refusing to air the song.
jN1JM TIL in 1850s British explorer Sir Richard Burton called Somalis superstitious for believing mosquitos caused malaria
YpxKr TIL: Apparently, plaque on our teeth is the poop from the bacteria in our mouths. Thats why when you brush your teeth before going to bed, when you wake up your breath smells so bad even though you didnt eat anything while you were asleep. Bacteria has been pooping there all night! Brush your teeth!
5YBO9 TIL of Miryang case, where a girl was assaulted by 41 high school boys, filmed, have to identify the suspects face-to-face but the perpetrators receive little to none punishment, some due to "have bright future"