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TIL after 13 Reasons Why's first season aired, searches for "suicide prevention" rose by 23%, but searches for "how to commit suicide" increased by 26%.

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X0k4k TIL that the longest criminal trial in Canada was when the company responsible for Caillou committed major accounting fraud.
Yyg7 TIL that the war on drugs was persecuted as a personal crusade by one man. During his 31 year career,Harry Anslinger helped shape global drugs policy and ordered that a dying Billie Holiday be handcuffed to her death bed
d8bZd TIL doctors declared Velma Thomas dead as her heart stopped beating and she had no brain waves for 17 hrs. Her family said goodbye and left her at the hospital to make funeral plans. Medical staff took her off life support and while removing her tubes, she suddenly came back to life.
lo0nV TIL In 2018, Disney filmmakers embarked on a "discovery trip" to Mulan's birthplace — Huangpi district in Wuhan City. They visited historical sites like Hubei Ming Dynasty King Fang's Museum and the General's Temple
ldbA TIL there are more Norwegians in America than there are in Norway