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TIL that 17 out of the 20 tallest statues in the world are Buddhist

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g7wD TIL in an international study that looked at age and happiness, people were their unhappiest at 46 years old.
NX7D8 TIL Kids Not Only Have the Constitutional Right to Not Participate in the Pledge of Allegiance, But Remain Seated
ygbJ TIL It takes three years of higher education to become a police officer in Norway. The training takes place at a university college and each graduate gets a bachelor’s degree in “Police Studies”.
MeMwW TIL of Andrés Escobar, a Colombian footballer who scored an own goal, which eliminated their team from the tournament, and who was subsequently murdered for it. Each time he was shot the shooter shouted "Goal!"
566D TIL a 17 foot statue of Vladimir Lenin has been removed from a rooftop in NYC’s East Village, where it stood for 20 years. The statue had been positioned to face Wall Street, the emblem of capitalism.