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TIL some hospitals will fake CPR for the sake of a family

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lojwa TIL that Hindus make up 35% of the population in Guyana and 22.3% of the population of Suriname in South America .
Ka6B TIL a Greenland shark was tagged off Greenland in 1936 and recaptured in 1952. Its measurements suggest that Greenland sharks grow at a rate of 0.5–1 cm (0.2–0.4 in) per year, thus the largest individuals may live about 200 years, making them among the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth.
e07DL TIL the oldest socks ever found (300-500 A.D.) were made to be worn with sandals
dWjE TIL that the CIA regularly kidnapped people overseas and transferred them to other countries to “torture, detain and interrogate” them outside the law.
51pQ TIL that in China it’s disrespectful to name your children after your relatives because you’ll spend much of your life talking down to a child with the same name as someone you should be respecting.