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TIL - Half of Irish Travellers (i.e. Gypsies) do not live past the age of 39 and unemployment among male Travellers is 73%.

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9YkLp TIL that cows are more deadly than sharks, being responsible for an average of 22 deaths per year, whereas sharks average around 5. Around 75% of the attacks were deliberate, and it’s is even estimated that around 5 of the 22 deaths caused by cows per year are carried by a group of these bovine.
VMArm TIL that Disney World has a highly complex underground tunnel system so that cast members and crew can travel throughout the park without ruining the magic of Disney World.
RZE6 TIL of Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, who, during a 6 hour spacewalk on the ISS, nearly became the first man to drown in space when his helmet began to inexplicably fill with water.
YpXOv TIL of Fedspeak, described as a 'turgid dialect of English' used by US government officials, notably Alan Greenspan, in order to avoid difficult questions on reports and statements
GAow4 TIL American TV show Bait Car unintentionally helped a car thief dismiss his charges. Cameras caught the arresting officer say "You watch TV. You know your rights and all that?” instead of properly reading the thief's Miranda rights, leading to evidence becoming unusable.