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TIL that Aboriginal Australians have the highest incarceration rate in the world.

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grQm7 TIL In 2009 the term 'Ghost City' was coined to describe the large number of cities that had been built in China, but were largely unoccupied. However, it was Chinese policy to move the population from a predominantly rural base (82% in 1978) to urban (64% by 2020), the urban target is 75% by 2035.
W7OeY TIL it was legal to enslave children in Switzerland until 1981
4XR86 TIL The Starry Night depicts Vincent Van Gogh's view from the Saint Paul-de-Mausole asylum.
e0aP6 TIL ice is a mineral just as much as Quartz is. Ice is a naturally occurring compound with a defined chemical formula and crystal structure, thus making it a legitimate mineral. Its only limitation, in comparison to all other minerals, is that it is not stable at room temperature.
9wpxr TIL about Ettore Majorana, a brilliant young physicist who vanished without a trace in 1938. He was responsible for many discoveries in particle physics but never published them, leading others to get the credit.