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TIL 88% of the world’s population lives in the Northern Hemisphere

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16w9X TIL that condoms have been used to protect scientific samples from the environment, and to waterproof microphones for underwater recording
ogER TIL “Rope a dope” is a boxing technique where you allow your opponent to punch you heavily against the ropes, tiring them out. The ropes absorb most of the impact of the punches.
NeZb TIL that Johnnie Walker, ironically, did not drink.
4XYK5 TIL that in England prior to the mid-17th Century, Christmas was a twelve-day festival, and included the burning of the Yule log and playing traditional games. The Comwellian Revolt abolished Christmas, and the Industrial Revolution eroded the customs in communities which tried to hold onto them.
xPl1 TIL: Scotsman weighing 207 kilograms (456 pounds), fasted for ONE YEAR and 17 days. He ate no food at all for over a year. He lived entirely off his copious body fat, in the end losing about 125 kilograms (275 pounds) of weight.