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TIL that veterinarians have the highest suicide rate of all professions. Female vets are 3.5 times more likely to kill themselves than the general population.

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By4y TIL Molly Pitcher manned a cannon during the Revolutionary War when her husband fainted from heat stroke or injury. She didn’t back down, even when a cannonball shot the skirt from between her legs.
MeoEW TIL that the “glove gun” that showed up in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds was a real weapon manufactured by the US military.
aELJ TIL San Francisco International Airport is essentially built on top of 267 ball bearings whose support columns are capable of moving 20in any direction during an earthquake
XEa1P TIL American mechanic Walter Hunt is regarded as the inventor of the safety pin that bears resemblance to those used today. The safety pin included a clasp that covered the point and kept it from opening, and a circular twist at the bend to act as a spring and hold it in place.
QJ6bp TIL Cashews contain Urushiol , the allergen in Poison Ivy that causes dermatitis. It's mostly in the shells, so most people can safely eat properly prepared nuts. In 1982, shell contaminated nuts were sold in a Little League fundraiser, and over 20% of the people who ate them developed a rash.