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January 10. South Koreans ate 7.5kg of garlic per person per year between 2010 and 2017, ten times of what Italians consume. Via E. January 11. From 1965 to 1995, the typical adult gained six hours a week in leisure time (300 hours a year) and almost all of it went to watching more TV. Via N. January 12. As a pedestrian, you can walk across the Thames through Blackfriars station, but you need to buy a special ticket that costs £0.10 and can only be purchased at the station. Via J. January 13. Napoleon was the winningest general by a lot. “Napoleon’s total WAR was nearly 23 standard deviations above the mean WAR accumulated by generals in the dataset.” Via C. January 14. Dickens invented our idea of traditional English winter weather probably from experiencing the Little Ice Age. Via M. January 19. Researchers thought Titan might have a global ocean of liquid hydrocarbons before landing so they designed Huygens to float. Via APOD. January 20. “The Camden Bench is virtually impossible to

The best facts I heard this year | Zhengdong The best facts I heard this year | Zhengdong Wang [home] | [all posts] The best facts I heard this year 2025-12-21 22:33 GMT As overhead mostly from my friends. January 10. South Koreans ate 7.5kg of garlic per person per year between 2010 and 2017, ten times of what Italians consume. Via E. January 11. From 1965 to 1995, the typical adult gained six hours a week in leisure time (300 hours a year) and almost all of it went to watching more TV. Via N. January 12. As a pedestrian, you can walk across the Thames through Blackfriars station, but you nee

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