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TIL More than 50,000 Americans died by suicide in 2023 — more than any year on record

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0d0r1 TIL Hitler, as Chancellor of Germany in 1933, implemented policies to improve the economy, including privatization of state-owned industries, import tariffs, and autarky. This led to reduced foreign trade, resulting in rationing of consumer goods like poultry, fruit, and clothing for many Germans.
d8ZMZ TIL President John Adams started smoking at 8 and drinking at 15. He lived to be 90.
neM8P TIL that the mathematics behind Wifi was discovered by scientists trying to find mini black holes.
lolla TIL Cancer death rates are down 25% since 1991, with 2.1 million deaths averted. The cancer death rate declines by about 1.5% annually in both men and women.
Wkjad TIL that Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) had the smallest budget of all the Star Trek movies, only $12m. It is often considered by many, to be the best of one