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TIL that the U.S. is ranked 32 out of 179 countries according to the level of freedom of media and press.

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lKMB TIL Akons birth name is Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Bongo Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam.
5YGJQ TIL that museum staffs broke Tutankhamun's beard by recklessly handling the artifact, which then lead them to attempt fixing it using super glue
ODxg TIL That a Cambridge gerontologist believes that if technology continues to advance at it’s current rate, the first person who will live to 1000 years old is alive today.
1axY7 TIL people with higher IQs are found to suffer from more mental health problems. While data shows highly intelligent people have a greater life expectancy, it found higher IQs result in increased reports of mental health problems like depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD and others.
VMxrp TIL that about 50,000 British criminals were "transported" to the American colonies for either 7 or 14 years as punishment in leiu of the death sentence. It ended with the American Revolution. UK jails then became overcrowded until they created the new colony of Australia and the practice restarted