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TIL A thumbs down in gladiator fights did not mean the death of the loser, but instead the disapproval of the killing

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yeYe TIL Anorexia nervosa is the leading cause of death in females aged 15-24
Oo5Z6 TIL that in 1998 USA, more fast-food employees were murdered on the job than police officers.
neo4W TIL A house cat bit its owner in the middle of the night to alert the family for the house fire. The family got out in time with no injuries and the fire department confirmed the cat was partially responsible for the rescue, "Hero kitty"
ADoZg TIL Nicolas Cage once donated $2 million to Amnesty International for them to use to offer rehabilitation shelters, medical services and psychological and reintegration services to some of the 300,000 children forced to fight in conflicts across the world.
b9M1E TIL Tongan custom dictates that one should not imitate the actions of persons one is honoring, so at Elisabeth II's coronation; the Queen of Tonga rode her carriage in the pouring rain refusing to pull the hood up as Elisabeth did.