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TIL US incarceration rates exceeds the average incarceration levels in the Soviet Union during the existence of the infamous Stalin’s Gulag system

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Jvxv TIL ancient Persians would drink to excess after making an important decision and know that the decision was sound if they still felt the same way about it when intoxicated.
P18Lg TIL about Tuyas. A tuya is a flat topped, steep-sided volcano formed when lava erupts through a thick glacier or ice sheet. They can be found in Iceland, Canada, The United States, and Antarctica
Dj9e TIL that the Orthodox Church “urges people to spit on” members of the LGBT community
wpeJ TIL there’s a conspiracy theory that Belgium doesn’t exist
0dEL5 TIL that if you tilt your head forward instead of backward, it’s easier to swallow a pill.