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TIL Farming in South Africa if you are white is the most dangerous profession in the world with a murder rate of 99 per 100,000! This is over three times the South African national rate of 31.9/100,000, and nearly six times the rates of Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Chad.

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PvNn TIL that only 17% of the Egyptian Population is actually Arab
9Y9v7 TIL of Canadian conservation officer Bryce Casavant, dispatched to kill a female black bear found eating from a freezer in a mobile home park. He complied with the order to kill the mother bear but got fired for refusing to kill her 2 cubs. He finally won a legal battle to vindicate his decision.
G7WG TIL that those rounded bumps on the painted lane dividers are called Botts’ dots.
rNLOw TIL of a heavy metal band from Finland called Heavisaurus, which is aimed for children .
kJV6E TIL that sea otters hold hands while sleeping to prevent drifting apart. This behavior is called "rafting" and helps keep them safe in the ocean currents.