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TIL NASA told Hillary Clinton she couldn’t become an astronaut because she’s a girl.

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QVDM TIL that during a 2012 study done in eastern Germany, the researchers could not find a single person under the age of 28 who believed in God.
RdGl TIL that for 40 years, a Russian Family lived alone in the Taiga, unaware that WWII happened
mxRVy TIL about Caodaism a Syncretic Religion with about 4.4 million adherents . Their Pantheon Includes Joan of Arc , William Shakespeare, Jesus ,Muhammed and Lenin (among others).
8KrV TIL that in Finland, nine out of ten plastic soft drink bottles are returned for re-use. Almost one hundred percent of all glass bottles are recycled – more than anywhere else in the world.
PY54G TIL Finland's 'housing first' policy requires the government to give people living on the street a free house before any financial aid. This model has proven to get people on their own feet much quicker and is being replicated by other European countries.