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TIL the US has the highest critical care hospital beds per capita, by a wide margin

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oB1kE TIL The only known armed Nazi military operation on North American soil was installation of Weather Station Kurt by a German u-boat team. It was accidentally discovered in 1977.
yPQ8 TIL that the official name for ‘Mexico’ is the “United Mexican States.”
GYyaE TIL that nearly all criminal cases that go to trial in Japan end in a guilty verdict - the country have a 99.9% conviction rate.
8eAnZ TIL Forrest Fenn, an art dealer and author hid a treasure chest (gold nuggets, rare coins, gemstones etc) in the Rocky Mountains worth around $2,000,000. It was found approximately a decade later, in 2020. Before that several people went missing searching for it.
8a6b8 TIL "Gamergate" can refer to the 2014 internet controversy OR to a mated worker ant that is able to reproduce sexually.