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TIL in the UK, the most common cause of death for men under 50 is suicide.

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newQo TIL that Great Britain once had a Cones Hotline for people to report rogue traffic cones. The Cones Hotline was launched in 1992 for citizens to report traffic cones on the road for no obvious reason. The policy was mocked for both being comically pointless and for being a waste of government money.
Q5vk TIL That a type of freshwater animal (a hydra) is immortal, as when it is injured it regenerates the damaged tissue
ZpYaR TIL The Story of Sengol: From Nehru to Modi, the Historic Sceptre of Tamil Nadu
neJMW TIL the original B&W set for the Addams Family was actually pink because it looks better on B&W
VMvm TIL that the deadliest fire in US history was largely forgotten about, because it took place the same night as the Great Chicago Fire.