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TIL that 8 out of every 10 German troops killed in World War II died fighting the Soviets

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xVa0g TIL that Iceland reads and writes the most books of any country. It's estimated that 99% of the population is literate, and 1 in 10 Icelanders are expected to publish a book.
6ENLl TIL During his 2009 TED talk, Bill Gates opened a jar of mosquitoes saying “Malaria is spread by mosquitoes. I brought some… I’ll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected” and waited for about a minute before telling the audience that the bugs were malaria-free.
N7GvQ TIL Fruit Loops don't have different flavors-they are ALL the same exact flavor.
R5jA7 TIL there is one living person who uses an iron lung
9YrGB TIL in February 14, 1990 as the Voyager 1 completed its primary mission and was leaving the Solar System, NASA commanded it to turn its camera around and take one last photograph of Earth across a great expanse of space, at the request of astronomer Carl Sagan. The Earth is seen as a Pale Blue Dot.