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TIL Suicide rates among Native Americans (especially young men) is 70% higher than the suicide rate of the general US population

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0wvaN TIL that Cobalt was named after Kobolds, the goblin like creatures said to inhabit mines.
L1NV TIL the woman that voiced Kyle’s Mom in south park (and sang Blame Canada!) hid her mental illness and tragically shot herself in 1999
wovrM TIL about Tachyons, a hypothetical particle that always moves faster than light, with its speed increasing as its energy decreases
BgKnD TIL that Brigham Young was once a distiller
JYNQl The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 system like never before. Operators pick up a new call every 15.5 seconds. The Fire Department said it has averaged more than 5,500 ambulance requests each day — about 40% higher than usual, eclipsing the total call volume on Sept. 11, 2001.