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TIL Santa Cruz del Islote is the most densely populated island in the world

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nWBB9 TIL prostitution is legal in Australia
167Qr TIL James Cameron's first big break was as a production designer on Roger Corman's Battle Beyond the Stars (1980). Because of the tight budget Cameron used materials like McDonald's containers for sets and spent weeks with little sleep. His special effects were the best received part of the film.
KOXj6 TIL the odds that we’re the only advanced species in the galaxy are one in 60 billion.
kMQ5 TIL Violets can be smelled for only a few moments at a time because they get their scent from ionine which shuts the smell receptors off after simulating them. After a few breaths the scent pops up again but the brain registers it as a new stimulus. So everytime you smell a violet is a first time.
x6KA5 TIL Obesity in young adult Americans rose from 33% to 41% from 2009 to 2020