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TIL After banning pit bulls in 1991, the rate of dog bites in the UK remained the same.

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LkZj0 TIL that while there is a large focus on the phenomenon of suicide in Japan / Japanese culture, they actually have lower suicide rates than Belgium, India, South Korea, Russia, and 20+ other countries. Their rate is barely higher than the United States.
rOwd TIL that the Flinstones was originally sponsored by Winston cigarettes, and was intended for adults.
jNPZQ TIL almost every species of cactus in the world grows in the Americas, except for the mistletoe cactus which grows in the tropics of Africa. It's unknown why this is the only cactus species outside of the Americas.
bMg4 TIL That Baboons often kidnap puppys of wild dogs and raise them as guard dogs to protect the Baboon clan.
Z8Rep TIL Roald Dahl wrote a Bond film.