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TIL the original Spy Kids movie has a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes

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XELM8 TIL Researchers have found that Inuit from northern Quebec are genetically distinct from any present-day population in the world. They compared the genetic profile of 170 Nunavik Inuit with "everyone possible" from Asians, Africans, and Europeans to North and South Americans
95bQ TIL that the audio levels on Rage Against the Machine’s debut album are considered perfect by many audiophiles, and the song ‘Take the Power Back’ is often used to test amps and speakers.
wD1Y TIL Russia has 44 “closed cities” where no foreign visitors are allowed. About 1.5 million people live in such cities.
v1JBx TIL Britain is responsible for 63 independence day celebrations around the world. That is, on average, 1 Independence Day celebration from UK every 6 days through out the year.
1aZNr TIL that the US reached peak coal mining employment in 1923, when there were 883,000 coal miners employed in the US. Today, there are only 50,000 coal miners in the US. Nevertheless, the US produces about 50% more coal than it did 100 years ago.