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TIL Despite its Famous Cafe Culture, Italy does Not Have a Single Coffee Farm

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8eJPb TIL about wheel-well stowaways, individuals who hide in the landing gear compartments of planes. Between 1947 and 2015, the FAA recorded 113 such attempts, with a staggering 76% fatality rate. Most stowaways were young men, and many remain unidentified.
9wK0X TIL that people who develop hearing problems during mid-life (aged 40–65) have an increased risk of developing dementia
1gdd TIL that Jimmy Carter is behind the impending demise of the Guinea Worm, one of mankind’s oldest and most painful (and gross) parasites.
nJ4o TIL China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission
QJZ0a Here it is Elon Musk's favorite job interview question: You're standing on the surface of Earth. You walk one mile south, one mile west, and one mile north. You end up exactly where you started. Where are you?