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Today I learned,Greenland has a higher homicide rate than America per capita

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4XN1R TIL RPG doesn't actually stand for "Rocket Propelled Grenade", but rather "ruchnoy protivotankovy granatomyot". Which means "hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher".
j6RoR TIL about Neil Harbisson, the world's first officially-recognized cyborg. He has an antenna surgically implanted into his skull through which he can receive information in the form of vibrations.
grVAy TIL that in 2021, China instituted rules stating that cities with populations of less than 3 million people can't build skyscrapers taller than 492 ft, and for cities above 3 million, no new skyscrapers can be taller than 1,640 feet.
Y5mG TIL in 1992 a Russian submarine attempted to surface, and ran directly into the bottom of the hull of an American submarine, who was spying on their ports.
abLM TIL that NASA has discovered over 3,200 planets, all confirmed with 99 percent certainty.