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TIL that the first country in the world to run off completely green energy was costa rica.

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Zpp0D TIL That over a 70 year period, an estimated 333,000 children were abused within France's Catholic Church.
nppW TIL that during the hunt for serial killer Andrei Chikatilo over a 1000 unrelated crimes were solved, including 95 murders and 245 rapes.
m1RWv TIL in 1872, New Orleans businessmen created Rex, the King of Carnival, for the first daytime Mardi Gras parade. To honor visiting Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanoff, they adopted his family colors—purple (justice), green (faith), and gold (power)—as Carnival’s official colors.
GYQYQ TIL that in 1942 an RAF pilot flew to occupied Paris, dropped a huge French flag over the Arc de Triomphe, then shot up Gestapo HQ. It was done to cheer up the French and annoy the Germans.
VBmam TIL white people have a 79% chance of finding a match through the National Marrow Donor Program, while black people only have a 29% chance.