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TIL the Pentagon is making their own version of Reddit for the military

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R7Mmj TIL suicides nationwide increased by 10 percent after Robin Williams’ death; researchers found a convincing parallel between the increase and sensationalized coverage/headlines of his death that violated CDC guidelines, focusing on the method of death
n0Ob TIL that in WW2 an American popular culture trend resulted in people graffiti-ing “Killroy was here” across Europe, which convinced Hitler that Kilroy was a spy and Stalin even investigated trying to find out who Kilroy was.
jZQa TIL Siamese cats are partial Albinos. The gradual shading of the extremities is caused by a recessive gene with temperature-sensitive expression. As they age, the Spots can get darker the colder it is, but if keep in an evironment that is 98f or wamer they would stay pure white.
mxAMx TIL that the Cornish language became extinct but is now being revived by a growing number of enthusiasts.
0b1v TIL: We don’t actually know who named Earth.