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TIL that the Republic of Taiwan is 71 years old.

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Wk79X You're at the grocery store, and around the corner walks a familiar face. She looks just like someone you've met, and you try desperately to place her. Did you meet her at that cocktail party two years ago, or is she a long-lost college classmate? You walk up to her and wave, but in return, you're greeted with a blank stare.
laYK TIL that 34.5 % of the female prison population in Canada are aboriginal women, even if they only accounted for 4% of the total Canadian female population
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