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TIL there are 50 countries with a higher home ownership rate than the US

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XlnR TIL that, following the introduction of the double-blade razor, the first-ever episode of “Saturday Night Live” featured a fake advertisement for a triple-blade razor, with the slogan: “Because you’ll believe anything.”
4X0Mg TIL that Africa's arbitrary borders, which make the continent look like a patchwork and are responsible for many ethnic conflicts up to this day, were "made" at the Berlin Conference (1885) by European leaders.
GWXG TIL every year in the mekong river in Thailand, hundreds of fireballs erupt from the surface of the water, and nobody knows what causes them. locals believe a mythical serpent called Naga spits fire from the water. The event is known as Naga fireballs.
a89d0 TIL that Jennifer Pan, who hired hit men to murder her overbearing and strict parents, would text with her boyfriend using phonetic baby talk. Her nickname for him, Mr. Bubbles, was rendered “Mr. Bawbos” in their messages.
bLJ7 TIL that the world record for the largest number ever counted to belongs to Jeremy Harper. He streamed the entire process online , and raised money for charity. He reached 1,000,000. It took him 3 months.