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TIL Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.

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loD97 TIL the Inland Taipan is "by far the most toxic of any snake" - one dose of it's venom "possesses enough lethality to kill at least 100 fully grown men."
KY8yB TIL During the '74 World Cup Final, Johan Cruyff, refused to wear the adidas kit due to his Puma sponsorship. They compromised and he wore a jersey with only two stripes. Years later Cruyff's own clothing brand released an orange shirt with 2 stripes and his number 14 - adidas then tried to sue him.
6ZJZ TIL In England, antidepressant prescriptions have increased 108% in the last 10 years, with a 6% increase in 2016 alone.
Y48r TIL that during WWII, other candy manufacturers donated their sugar rations to keep Life Savers in production so that the little candies could be shared with Armed Forces as a “tasty reminder of life at home”.
KYYPQ TIL about the almost completely unknown story of Félicette, a stray Parisian cat who was the only cat successfully launched into space - only to be euthanased weeks after