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TIL North Korea’s literacy rate is 100%, according to the CIA

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ewAL TIL In Movies Good Guys usually move Left to Right while Bad Guys usually move Right to Left
BrRyL TIL people from slavic countries such as Poland, Bulgaria, and Ukraine have genetically shallower hip sockets. Colloquially known as "Dalmatian hip" among hip surgeons, this hip structure helps facilitate a deeper squat. The "slav squat" may have a biomechanical basis.
Yp6dP TIL the weight of the entire internet is calculated to be around 50 grams
epppg TIL that between 1854 and 1921 in the US, over 250,000 children were transported on "Orphan Trains" to be adopted by new families; many found new homes, but, sadly, sometimes the "adoptions" were little more than auctions and the children pressed into forced farm labor.
5nOr TIL a man in Tennessee built a 10,000 square foot treehouse with 97 floors by himself over a span of 14 years and it’s open to the public for free.