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TIL 66% of Cleveland residents are functionally illiterate

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BrKjy TIL the 2007 horror movie "Paranormal Activity" was made on a budget of $15,000 and grossed $193 million at the box office.
Pgje TIL an Iraqi Man moved to Australia and used the Welfare System as Income. Some years later he became successful and wrote a check for more than $18,000 to the Australian Government (Every cent they gave him).
PNdV TIL that the Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth.
AeQ7 TIL that Finland is the fifth most happiest country according to the world happiness report
4XG5N TIL That 16000 Hz Sine Waves are used by some grocery stores to deter teenagers after curfew. The reason these sounds work is because kids and teens hear them, but adults can’t. This is caused by the ears’ “age”. For people in their 30’s and older, they can’t hear these specific 16000 Hz sounds.