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TIL the world population living in extreme poverty went from 94% of the world population in 1820, down to 9.6% of the world population in 2015.

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R7d1a TIL 6 American soldiers defected to North Korea after the Korean War. Most of which lived in NK for the rest of their lives while being "given" wives by the NK government along with support and housing. Some of which had children who live in NK still.
8el64 TIL that guinea pig owners in Switzerland are required by law to own at least two guinea pigs.
E1O4d TIL the population of London in 1939 was 8,615,245; in 2015 the population of London was 8,615,246.
7r1BP TIL how 1968’s deadly Hong Kong flu left more than one million dead worldwide, and how doctors recommended those ill to stay at home and take aspirin, tea, lemon drinks, whisky or brandy according to taste.
graAb TIL that medical students and suffragettes clashed during the Brown Dog affair in 1900s. A small brown dog was dissected when Swedish women protested as they claim the dog was conscious during the procedure. Then medical and vet students united and let off a stink bomb at an animal activist's talk.