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TIL US military suicides exceed combat deaths..

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R75pw TIL that the eleven points of the maple leaf of the Canadian flag has no special significance: the number and arrangement of the points were chosen after wind tunnel tests and the chosen pattern is the least blurred under high winds.
nemnG TIL Most scholars agree there has been a community of Jews in China since 960–1127
69Brm TIL about Bio-Banding and the benefits in identifying talented youth sport players
lo8R1 TIL that NFL lineman Chris Long is going to donate his entire salary from this season to educational charities in three cities.
nWjjB TIL, That there is only 4,562 names that are approved in iceland (~2,391 female, ~2,171 Male). Any other names have to be ran by the Icelandic Naming Committee.