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TIL that 21 of the 50 oldest living people are Japanese

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OYEa TIL That according to the UN, Gaza will no longer be “livable” by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to improve water supply, power, health, and schooling. (Asked to repost with more credible link.)
oBo7L TIL the full form of OK is Olla Kalla or Oll Korrect
X0D7P TIL of the Spartathlon, a 246 kilometer race between Athens and modern-day Sparta. It is based on the run of Pheidippides, who in 490 BC ran from Athens to Sparta before the Battle of Marathon in a day and a half to seek aid against the Persians.
4XryX TIL that in 2013, NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover hummed Happy Birthday to itself by vibrating its sample-analysis unit to obtain the musical tune, but did so only on its first “birthday”.
6EQaY TIL the Earth has had six major Ice Ages over the last 3 billion years. We are currently in an Ice Age which began 34 million years ago.