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TIL, during the Cambodian genocide 1.5 - 2 million people were killed and the country's life expectancy dropped below 20.

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5YYmP TIL A World War II veteran reunited with his wartime girlfriend after losing contact for 72 years
pYvDA TIL Paddington 2, upon released in 2017 gained an approval rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, becoming the highest-rated film on the site until a single negative review was registered in 2021.
XVvP TIL that all of the 14 billion publicly accessible web sites are connected to each other by 19 clicks or less.
VM5o0 TIL the HMS Victory, most famously commanded by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar, has been preserved as a museum ship and is also the world's oldest naval ship still in commission, though the USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned ship still afloat
epOPn TIL that the world’s quietest room is so silent that you can hear your own blood flowing and bones moving. The Anechoic Chamber at Orfield Labs in Minnesota holds the Guinness World Record for being the quietest place on earth with a background noise reading of -9.4 decibels.