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News breaks of Al Capone’s guilt
On this day in 1931, news broke that notorious Chicago crime boss Al Capone had been found guilty—not of murder, bootlegging, or racketeering, but of tax evasion. Despite running a criminal empire reportedly worth more than $100 million annually, Capone had managed to conceal much of his wealth. Federal investigators finally caught up with him, and he was sentenced to 11 years in prison, including time at Alcatraz.
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The "Lindy Effect" in literature. The longer a technology, book, or idea has survived, the longer its expected future life. A book that has been in print for 2,000 years (like Homer’s Odyssey) is statistically likely to be read for another 2,000 years, whereas a current bestseller may be forgotten in a decade.
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Human history moves in cycles of societal growth and collapse. Advanced civilizations like the Maya, the Indus, and the Mississippians once prospered through innovative farming and engineering before experiencing dramatic declines. While the exact causes vary, researchers frequently link their collapse to climate change, resource depletion, and severe environmental strain.
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👤 CRIMINAL PROFILE: JOHN WAYNE GACY 🤡
🎭 The Public Mask
In 1970s Illinois, John Wayne Gacy was a respected contractor and community figure known for dressing as "Pogo the Clown" at children's events—a persona hiding a chilling double life.
🕸️ The Hidden Reality
Between 1972 and 1978, Gacy lured at least 33 young men and boys to his home under false pretenses before taking their lives.
🔍 The Capture
In December 1978, police searched Gacy’s house for missing 15-year-old Robert Piest. Detectives discovered 26 bodies hidden in a crawl space beneath his floorboards, with 7 others found in a nearby river.
⚖️ The Legacy
Gacy was convicted and executed in 1994. His case permanently transformed modern criminal profiling and missing-persons tracking.
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#truecrime 🕵️♂️ #history 📜 #criminology ⚖️
🧠 FATHERS OF VARIOUS FIELDS 🎓
🏛️ Aristotle – Father of Biology & Zoology
📜 Herodotus – Father of History
🌿 Theophrastus – Father of Botany
📐 Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi – Father of Algebra
📏 Euclid – Father of Geometry
📐 Hipparchus – Father of Trigonometry
🧮 Archimedes – Father of Ancient Mathematics
🩺 Hippocrates – Father of Medicine
🩺 Sushruta – Father of Ancient Surgery
🌿 Samuel Hahnemann – Father of Homeopathy
🧪 Antoine Lavoisier – Father of Modern Chemistry
🔬 Louis Pasteur – Father of Microbiology
🌱 Gregor Johann Mendel – Father of Genetics
🏷️ Carolus Linnaeus – Father of Taxonomy
🩸 Karl Landsteiner – Father of Blood Groups
📈 Adam Smith – Father of Economics
📊 Ronald A. Fisher – Father of Statistics
⚡ Benjamin Franklin – Father of Experimental Electricity
🧲 Michael Faraday – Father of Electromagnetism
📻 John Ambrose Fleming – Father of Electronics
🧪 Dmitri Mendeleev – Father of Periodic Table
💻 Ada Lovelace – Mother of Computer Programming (Concept)
🖥️ Dennis Ritchie – Father of C Programming Language
🌐 Vinton Cerf – Father of Internet (TCP/IP)
🌐 Tim Berners-Lee – Father of World Wide Web
🔍 Alan Emtage – Father of Search Engine
🤖 Joseph Engelberger – Father of Robotics
🎮 Ralph H. Baer – Father of Video Games
🏙️ Louis Sullivan – Father of Modern Skyscraper Architecture
🏛️ Vitruvius – Father of Ancient Architecture
🍎 Isaac Newton – Father of Classical Physics
⚛️ Albert Einstein – Father of Modern Physics
🔬 Richard Feynman – Father of Nanotechnology (Concept)
🔬 Heinrich Rohrer – Father of Nanotechnology (Practical)
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97% of jamaican beaches are not accessible by Jamaicans
They are privatized by the British crown . King Charles III also happens to be the King of Jamaica
In British law, it is written that Jamaicans will own the LAND but NOT the BEACHES
So they are landlocked on a island that they cant go to the beach on
Unless they pay, and thats IF paying is a option
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Most Popular Payment Apps in These Countries
1. United States - Zelle/Apple Pay
2. China - Alipay
3. India - PhonePe
4. United Kingdom - Apple Pay
5. Japan - PayPay
6. Germany - PayPal
7. France - PayPal
8. Brazil - Pix
9. South Korea - Kakao Pay
10. Australia - Apple Pay
11. Canada - Interac e-Transfer
12. Spain - Bizum
13. Indonesia - DANA
14. Saudi Arabia - STC Pay
15. United Arab Emirates - Apple Pay
16. Mexico - Mercado Pago
17. Netherlands - iDEAL
18. Singapore - PayNow
19. Thailand - TrueMoney
20. Philippines - GCash
21. New Zealand - Apple Pay
22. Sweden - Swish
23. Switzerland - TWINT
24. Poland - BLIK
25. Denmark - MobilePay
26. Norway - Vipps
27. Malaysia - Touch ’n Go eWallet
28. Vietnam - MoMo
29. Portugal - MB WAY
30. Belgium - Bancontact
31. Kenya - M-Pesa
32. South Africa - Capitec Pay
33. Ghana - MTN MoMo
34. Argentina - Mercado Pago
35. Colombia - Nequi
36. Chile - Mercado Pago
37. Türkiye - Papara
Note: This list highlights popular payment apps, digital wallets, and payment systems in different countries. Popularity varies by usage, transaction volume, and market share.
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Girls with 'r' names are proven to have a negative effect on a males compulsive activity and tend to have a kind of 'opponent' behaviour in their parthners lives e.g Reena, Renee, Rachel and many more
A study by the maxwellton University
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Within three days of dying, the enzymes that once digested the food in your stomach begin to eat your body.
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Jujutsu (柔術) is a traditional Japanese martial art that originated during Japan’s feudal period, with its techniques developing from around the 12th century. It was created for samurai who could no longer rely on their weapons. Instead of brute strength, jujutsu uses leverage, balance, timing, and technique. Training includes throws, joint locks, chokeholds, escapes, and strikes. Hundreds of different styles exist today.
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What Every Country Exports Most
🇦🇫 Afghanistan - Agriculture & Food
🇦🇱 Albania - Textile & Clothing
🇩🇿 Algeria - Fuels
🇦🇴 Angola - Fuels
🇦🇷 Argentina - Agriculture & Food
🇦🇲 Armenia - Mining Products
🇦🇺 Australia - Mining Products
🇦🇹 Austria - Machinery & Electronics
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan - Fuels
🇧🇩 Bangladesh - Textile & Clothing
🇧🇪 Belgium - Chemicals & Pharma
🇧🇴 Bolivia - Mining Products
🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Machinery & Electronics
🇧🇼 Botswana - Mining Products
🇧🇷 Brazil - Agriculture & Food
🇧🇳 Brunei - Fuels
🇧🇬 Bulgaria - Machinery & Electronics
🇰🇭 Cambodia - Textile & Clothing
🇨🇲 Cameroon - Agriculture & Food
🇨🇦 Canada - Fuels
🇹🇩 Chad - Fuels
🇨🇱 Chile - Mining Products
🇨🇳 China - Machinery & Electronics
🇨🇴 Colombia - Fuels
🇨🇷 Costa Rica - Agriculture & Food
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire - Agriculture & Food
🇭🇷 Croatia - Agriculture & Food
🇨🇾 Cyprus - Fuels
🇨🇿 Czech Republic - Machinery & Electronics
🇨🇩 DR Congo - Mining Products
🇩🇰 Denmark - Chemicals & Pharma
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic - Agriculture & Food
🇪🇨 Ecuador - Agriculture & Food
🇪🇬 Egypt - Agriculture & Food
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#statistics 📊
👩 Women's Suicide Rates (per 100,000)
🇮🇸 Iceland: 9.69
🇳🇴 Norway: 7.60
🇸🇪 Sweden: 7.50
🇫🇮 Finland: 7.05
🇱🇹 Lithuania: 6.97
🇧🇪 Belgium: 6.91
🇪🇪 Estonia: 6.43
🇭🇺 Hungary: 6.40
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 6.15
🇫🇷 France: 6.11
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 6.06
🇦🇹 Austria: 5.99
🇸🇮 Slovenia: 5.88
🇩🇪 Germany: 5.81
🇭🇷 Croatia: 5.47
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#statistics 📊
Cleopatra VII, the last active ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, died in Alexandria in 30 BC at age 39, shortly after Mark Antony died by suicide. Her death is traditionally dated to August 12, 30 BC, although some historians argue for August 10. Ancient writers disagreed about how she died: Plutarch described a possible snakebite, while other accounts suggested poison delivered by an object or applied as an ointment. No surviving evidence proves that an asp killed her. Her death ended the Ptolemaic dynasty and brought Egypt under Roman rule.
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10 Teas to Try When...
1. You have a headache: Try Ginger Tea. Ginger has natural anti-inflammatory properties that can help ease the pain.
2. You have bad breath: Sip on Black Tea. Its polyphenols help reduce the growth of bacteria in your mouth.
3. You have the jitters: Calm down with Passion Flower Tea. This tea is known for its calming effects.
4. You have allergy sniffles: Drink Nettle Tea. It acts as a natural antihistamine.
5. You have 3pm cravings: Choose Green Tea. It can help regulate blood sugar levels and curb your appetite.
6. You’re feeling unintelligent: Boost your brainpower with Ginkgo Tea. It improves blood flow to the brain and enhances cognitive function.
7. You want to get to sleep: Opt for Valerian Tea. This herb is known for its sleep-inducing properties.
8. You have a sweet tooth: Satisfy it with Licorice Tea. It has a naturally sweet flavor without added sugar.
9. You have belly woes: Soothe your stomach with Peppermint Tea. It helps with digestion and can relieve bloating.
10. You want faster calorie burn: Drink Oolong Tea. It’s known to boost metabolism and aid in weight loss.
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Ford once created a concept car made out of plant materials. Ford’s 1941 biological car was made of soybean, wheat, hemp, flax and ramie fibers in a soy-based phenolic resin. It weighed 1,000 pounds less than a steel car
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World's Highest Number of People Living in Extreme Poverty (2026)
1. Nigeria 🇳🇬 - 73.1 million
2. DR Congo 🇨🇩 - 71.6 million
3. Afghanistan 🇦🇫 - 35.2 million
4. Mozambique 🇲🇿 - 25 million
5. Yemen 🇾🇪 - 24.2 million
6. Tanzania 🇹🇿 - 23.9M
7. Madagascar 🇲🇬 - 20.1M
8. Uganda 🇺🇬 - 18.2M
9. India 🇮🇳 - 14.46M
10. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 - 14.3M
Source: World Data Lab.
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#statistics 🤔
Flamingos aren't born pink. Flamingos are born with gray or white feathers. They turn pink over time because of their diet, which is high in carotenoids—pigments found in brine shrimp and blue-green algae.
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The Fall of King Harold II
On this day in 1066, the bloody Battle of Hastings drew to a close as King Harold II fell to William, Duke of Normandy. While the iconic Bayeux Tapestry immortalizes Harold's alleged death by an arrow to the eye, modern historians still question how he really died. Yet one truth remains clear: his death shattered Anglo-Saxon rule and ushered in the Norman Conquest.
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📺 The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century 🏆
* Breaking Bad 🧪
* The Wire 📞
* Mad Men 🥃
* Succession 💼
* Fleabag 🦊
* Game of Thrones ⚔️
* Veep 🏛️
* 30 Rock 🎬
* Curb Your Enthusiasm 😬
* Atlanta 🎤
* The Office (U.S.) 📄
* Arrested Development 🍌
* Girls 🌆
* Friday Night Lights 🏈
* Six Feet Under ⚰️
* The Office (U.K.) ☕
* The Americans 🕵️♂️
* I May Destroy You 💭
* Chernobyl ☢️
* The Crown 👑
* The White Lotus 🏨
* Lost ✈️
* The Comeback 🎥
* Deadwood 🤠
* The Leftovers 🕊️
* Black Mirror 📱
* Better Call Saul ⚖️
* Band of Brothers 🪖
* Key & Peele 🎭
* Severance 🏢
* Survivor 🏝️
* Andor 🚀
* Enlightened 🧘♀️
* Schitt's Creek 👑
* True Detective (Season 1) 🔍
* The Pitt 🏥
* Battlestar Galactica 🛸
* Homeland 🕵️♀️
* Watchmen ⏰
* Adolescence 🎒
* Louie 🎙️
* Hacks 🎤
* Peaky Blinders 🥃
* BoJack Horseman 🐴
* Happy Valley 🚨
* Broad City 🏙️
* Twin Peaks: The Return ☕
* House of Cards 🏛️
* Normal People 🚲
* Parks and Recreation 🌳
* The Good Place 😇
* Downton Abbey 🏰
* Stranger Things 🧇
* The Bureau 🕵️
* Insecure 🪞
* Nathan for You 💼
* I Think You Should Leave 🌭
* Chappelle's Show 📺
* PEN15 ✏️
* Peep Show 👁️
* RuPaul's Drag Race 👠
* Slow Horses 🐴
* The Thick of It 🗣️
* Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown ✈️
* Mare of Easttown 🕵️♀️
* The Rehearsal 🎭
* The Handmaid's Tale 🔴
* Ozark 💵
* Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 🍽️
* The Shield 🛡️
* Beef (Season 1) 🤬
* Squid Game 🦑
* Barry 🎭
* The Bear 👨🍳
* Ted Lasso ⚽
* Somebody Somewhere 🎤
* Modern Family 🏠
* It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 🍺
* The Good Wife ⚖️
* How To with John Wilson 📹
* The Queen's Gambit ♟️
* Better Things 👩👧👧
* Justified 🤠
* Planet Earth 🌍
* The Great British Baking Show 🎂
* Shogun ⚔️
* Reservation Dogs 🐕
* Dexter 🩸
* Baby Reindeer 🦌
* Eastbound & Down ⚾
* Catastrophe 💥
* The Night Of ⚖️
* Station Eleven 🎭
* The Diplomat 🏛️
* House 🩺
* Halt and Catch Fire 💻
* Community 🎒
* The OA 🌀
* Gilmore Girls ☕
* Scandal 🍷
Source: The New York Times – The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
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🌍 The World's Most Popular Books in 1972 📖
🏆 Top Books Ranking 📚
🥇 Jonathan Livingston Seagull – 5,715,126 🕊️
🥈 The Exorcist – 4,587,211 😱
🥉 Love Story – 3,705,496 ❤️
4️⃣ The Day of the Jackal – 3,006,495 🎯
5️⃣ August 1914 – 2,960,402 📜
6️⃣ The Godfather – 2,849,059 🌹
7️⃣ The French Lieutenant's Woman – 2,701,334 🌊
8️⃣ The Winds of War – 2,087,846 ⚔️
9️⃣ Our Bodies, Ourselves – 1,959,772 🩺
🔟 Dune – 1,947,088 🏜️
1️⃣1️⃣ Watership Down – 1,688,981 🐇
1️⃣2️⃣ Wheels – 1,643,353 🚗
1️⃣3️⃣ Slaughterhouse-Five – 1,084,570 🚀
1️⃣4️⃣ The Poseidon Adventure – 1,051,992 🚢
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Facts About Europe
1. Number of Countries in Europe - 44
2. Largest Country in Europe - Russia
3. Smallest Country in Europe - Vatican City
4. Most Populous Country in Europe - Russia
5. Largest Island in Europe - Great Britain
6. Longest River in Europe - Volga River
7. Highest Mountain in Europe - Mount Elbrus
8. Largest Lake in Europe - Lake Ladoga
9. Largest Desert in Europe - Ryn Desert
10. Largest Forest Region in Europe - European Taiga
11. Largest Economy in Europe - Germany
12. Longest Coastline in Europe - Norway
13. Largest Waterfall in Europe - Rhine Falls
14. Major Mountain Range Along the Europe-Asia Boundary - Ural Mountains
15. Lowest Exposed Land Elevation in Europe - Caspian Sea Shore
16. Largest Sea in Europe - Mediterranean Sea
17. Highest Capital City in Europe - Andorra la Vella
18. Oldest University in Europe - University of Bologna (founded in 1088)
19. Busiest Airport in Europe - London Heathrow
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In 1984, a woman began to hear voices in her head telling her she had a brain tumor (even telling her where the tumor was). Despite having no symptoms, doctors ordered a scan and found that she did have a tumor. She decided to undergo surgery to have it removed. After regaining consciousness, she claimed to have heard from the voices one last time when they said “We are pleased to have helped you. Goodbye.”
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#weirdfacts
📊 Countries With the Most People Living With HIV (2026)
Source: Global Statistics
🔴 Top 20 Rankings:
🇿🇦 South Africa — 7,587,053
🇮🇳 India — 2,571,096
🇲🇿 Mozambique — 2,487,066
🇳🇬 Nigeria — 1,988,303
🇹🇿 Tanzania — 1,760,908
🇨🇳 China — 1,666,529
🇺🇬 Uganda — 1,551,456
🇷🇺 Russia — 1,500,000
🇰🇪 Kenya — 1,471,633
🇺🇸 United States — 1,305,670
🇿🇲 Zambia — 1,300,062
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe — 1,292,186
🇧🇷 Brazil — 1,239,122
🇲🇼 Malawi — 1,002,389
🇪🇹 Ethiopia — 653,541
🇹🇭 Thailand — 614,824
🇨🇩 DR Congo — 575,984
🇮🇩 Indonesia — 557,087
🇨🇲 Cameroon — 546,108
🇲🇽 Mexico — 443,478
🌐 Global Total: 33,612,452
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#statistics 📊
If you keep smelling something that is not really there, you may be experiencing the earliest symptoms of schizophrenia.
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#facts 🤔
What Every Country Exports Most
🇫🇷 France - Chemicals & Pharma
🇬🇦 Gabon - Fuels
🇬🇪 Georgia - Transport Equipment
🇩🇪 Germany - Machinery & Electronics
🇬🇭 Ghana - Fuels
🇬🇷 Greece - Fuels
🇬🇹 Guatemala - Agriculture & Food
🇬🇳 Guinea - Mining Products
🇬🇾 Guyana - Fuels
🇭🇳 Honduras - Agriculture & Food
🇭🇰 Hong Kong - Machinery & Electronics
🇭🇺 Hungary - Machinery & Electronics
🇮🇸 Iceland - Agriculture & Food
🇮🇳 India - Fuels
🇮🇩 Indonesia - Agriculture & Food
🇮🇷 Iran - Fuels
🇮🇶 Iraq - Fuels
🇮🇪 Ireland - Chemicals & Pharma
🇮🇱 Israel - Machinery & Electronics
🇮🇹 Italy - Machinery & Electronics
🇯🇵 Japan - Machinery & Electronics
🇯🇴 Jordan - Chemicals & Pharma
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan - Fuels
🇰🇪 Kenya - Agriculture & Food
🇰🇼 Kuwait - Fuels
🇱🇦 Laos - Fuels
🇱🇻 Latvia - Agriculture & Food
🇱🇧 Lebanon - Transport Equipment
🇱🇸 Lesotho - Textile & Clothing
🇱🇾 Libya - Fuels
🇱🇹 Lithuania - Agriculture & Food
🇱🇺 Luxembourg - Machinery & Electronics
🇲🇬 Madagascar - Mining Products
🇲🇼 Malawi - Agriculture & Food
🇲🇾 Malaysia - Machinery & Electronics
🇲🇱 Mali - Agriculture & Food
🇲🇹 Malta - Machinery & Electronics
🇲🇷 Mauritania - Mining Products
🇲🇺 Mauritius - Agriculture & Food
🇲🇽 Mexico - Machinery & Electronics
🇲🇩 Moldova - Agriculture & Food
🇲🇳 Mongolia - Fuels
🇲🇪 Montenegro - Fuels
🇲🇦 Morocco - Transport Equipment
🇲🇿 Mozambique - Fuels
🇲🇲 Myanmar - Agriculture & Food
🇳🇦 Namibia - Mining Products
🇳🇵 Nepal - Agriculture & Food
🇳🇱 Netherlands - Machinery & Electronics
🇳🇿 New Zealand - Agriculture & Food
🇳🇮 Nicaragua - Agriculture & Food
🇳🇪 Niger - Fuels
🇳🇬 Nigeria - Fuels
🇲🇰 North Macedonia - Chemicals & Pharma
🇳🇴 Norway - Fuels
🇴🇲 Oman - Fuels
🇵🇰 Pakistan - Textile & Clothing
🇵🇦 Panama - Machinery & Electronics
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea - Fuels
🇵🇾 Paraguay - Agriculture & Food
🇵🇪 Peru - Mining Products
🇵🇭 Philippines - Machinery & Electronics
🇵🇱 Poland - Machinery & Electronics
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#statistics 📊
In 1914, Emiliano Zapata, a Mexican revolutionary, led a peasant uprising in central Mexico against wealthy landowners who controlled land and water for sugar cane production, supported by dictator Porfirio Díaz.
Despite Mexico banning slavery, poor peasants were trapped in indentured servitude, forced to buy goods on credit at high prices, keeping them in debt and bound to work.
Zapata’s rebel army fought to reclaim stolen land for peasants, uniquely allowing women to serve as combatants and officers. Though they never took over the central government, they supported the poor in their territory.
In 1916, at 39, Zapata was betrayed, ambushed, and killed by government forces. His famous quote was, “I’d rather die standing than live on my knees.”
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Age-Standardised Suicide Rates Across Europe by Gender (2023)
(Deaths per 100,000 People | Source: Eurostat)
Across the board, suicide rates for men remain significantly higher than for women throughout Europe, with the EU27 average standing at 16.87 for men compared to 4.65 for women.
👨 Men's Suicide Rates (per 100,000)
🇱🇹 Lithuania: 33.60
🇭🇺 Hungary: 28.62
🇸🇮 Slovenia: 28.51
🇱🇻 Latvia: 28.10
🇪🇪 Estonia: 24.91
🇦🇹 Austria: 23.19
🇲🇩 Moldova: 23.09
🇭🇷 Croatia: 22.77
🇵🇱 Poland: 22.15
🇫🇷 France: 20.99
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#statistics 📊
George Lucas owns his own fire truck and employs 14 full-time firefighters. But hey: If you created Star Wars, we guess it's okay to buy anything you want
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#celebrityFact
In Mexico the act of escaping from prison is considered legal because the law recognizes that all people have a fundamental desire to be free.
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#laws
The English word “tea” comes from the Dutch word “thee,” which in turn comes from the Malay “teh” which comes from the Amoy Chinese “t’e.”
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#funfact