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TIL Canada has the worst human rights record in terms of mining companies operating overseas.

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8a0Z4 TIL about a Russian woman who gave birth to a total of 69 children, making her the most prolific mother ever.
OoYX6 TIL Two babies were switched at birth, one family was rich and the other poor, the rich couple's biological baby became a truck driver and the poor couple's biological baby became a CEO of a company
j6Jwp TIL in 1923; Frank Hayes, A racing jockey was Racing the horse named sweet kiss, Had a fatal heart attack midway through the race and died. The horse and his body crossed the finish line. Making him the first and only racer to win a race after death.
KOEr4 TIL On a visit to Manchester, Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin insisted that the roof stay down on his convertible car despite the pouring rain, stating "If all these people have turned out to welcome me and can stand in the rain, so can I."
5VvM8 TIL that the 2002 movie The Ring wasn't the first in the franchise. The 1998 Japanese film Ring (known as "Ringu" in the US) actually was the original.