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TIL any bullet fired into the air that's heavier than a .22LR - and even that if fired close to vertically - can be lethal on the way down.

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EN7d TIL There is a database dedicated to tracking every bomb ever dropped by the United States. So far the Theater History of Operations Reports (THOR) details nearly 15 million bombing missions ranging from WWI to Vietnam.
EdwP TIL the tradition of “women and children first” protocol is a legacy from the Birkenhead, a ship that ran into a dangerous reef, and whose soldiers famously stood firm allowing the women and children to board the boats safely as there were not enough serviceable lifeboats for all the passengers.
Z8v1R TIL that the shamisen, a Japanese stringed instrument, was traditionally made of dog or cat skin
rN9jy TIL that game-jump site is a cliff where native Americans would lure big game, such as Buffalo, to, in order to kill them without weapons. They would fall to their death, and the tribe would collect the meat
7oJL TIL there have been 14 known fatalities in Britain from native adder bites since 1876. Recovery from a bite can take up to a year.