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TIL that 1 in 5 people in Singapore are millionaires.

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neolG TIL about the alive and well easter tradition in slovakia for men to get day drunk, throw buckets of water on women, and spank them with willow whips.
a8BgL TIL the smoot is a unit of measure named for Oliver R. Smoot, an MIT student who as a fraternity pledge was forced to measure the Harvard Bridge using himself as a ruler. A smoot is equal to five feet, seven inches.
g9nL TIL in the NHL if both goalies are injured they can be replaced by any available individual, including someone from the stands.
jNQna TIL raccoons wash their food yo soften it because they don’t have saliva glands.
woeNP TIL about Edward Bernays, Sigmund Freud's nephew and the man known as the father of PR. He helped Woodrow Wilson convince Americans to enter WW1, turned Bacon and eggs into 'The True American Breakfast' and made it acceptable for women to be smoking publicly.