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TIL Costa Rica is an uninterrupted democracy since 1948, has no army, is the 12th-happiest country in the world and produces 98% of its electricity from renewable sources.

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GYX85 TIL Gary Hart, a politician running for president in 1988, invited the media to follow him around after he was alleged to be a womanizer. He was quoted as saying, “Follow me around. I don't care. I'm serious.” Members of the media complied and he was caught having an affair 2 weeks later.
0ZEN TIL - Masturbating or having sex regularly can lower your risk of death by coronary artery disease.
Oo6EY TIL of the "Kappa". A Japanese mythical creature that will assault humans and steal a mythical organ from the victim's anus.
YpyGG TIL In a study on memories conducted between 1973-2013, research showed Women perform better when it comes to remembering verbal information, such as words, sentences, texts, and objects, but also the location of objects, and movies while Men can better recall abstract images and remember directions
Me9xW TIL the largest flower garden in the world - nearly 18 acres containing more than 250M plants and yielding over 50M flowers - is located in Dubai. The hot desert climate requires the Dubai Miracle Garden to use over 750k liters of water per day sourced from the city's wastewater.