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TIL, 11.9% of all children in Africa are orphans
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TIL about Yule logs, which are logs burns on a hearth to celebrate Yule
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TIL that Yelp manipulates user reviews to give favorable ratings to businesses that pay them ad fees, and to “punish” businesses that don’t.
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TIL the second biggest city in Greece accidentally discovers “yet another” archeological site every time they try to complete building the metro station.
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TIL that wax worms can eat and break down one of the most common plastics, polyethylene. Their digestive process breaks the plastic's chemical bond, producing an organic compound.
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TIL that in 2007 90% of Vietnam's connection to the internet was taken down after fishermen severed a submarine cable so they could sell the expensive materials they salvaged.