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TIL that 81% of suicide victims 24 or younger are male.
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TIL that airports used to offer trip life insurance for $1.50. A man took out a $37,500 policy on his mother and hid explosives in her luggage. He told her it was her Christmas gift. All 44 people on United flight 629 died.
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TIL that all peppers used in Tabasco sauce are picked by hand. The pepper pickers compare the color of the peppers to a small red stick; if the colors match, the peppers are ripe and will be used in the sauce production process.
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TIL that the verb 'to duck' came before the name for the animal 'duck', and that the animal 'duck' comes from them ducking underwater
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TIL Many Japanese swords can be traced back to one of five "Gokaden" or "The Five Traditions" which were traditional schools of sword smithing. Each is named for the historical regions of Japan where they originated. As time went on, different schools merged techniques to forge more unique swords.
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TIL that the most successful pirate in history was a Chinese woman named Ching Shih. She commanded the Red Flag Fleet which consisted of 300 ships and 40,000 pirates. She was also one of the only pirates to actually retire.