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TIL US soldiers are four times as likely to die by suicide than in combat

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ajZo TIL that the guitar riff for ’(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ popped into Keith Richards’ head as he was going to sleep in a hotel one night. He quickly recorded it and went to sleep. When he woke up, he heard the soon to be iconic riff and “then me snoring for the next 40 minutes.”
pwXp TIL Diamonds are not actually rare.
78Y0P TIL: because CFCs are heavier than air, it takes years to reach the stratosphere and decades to be converted by sunlight into a form that hurts the ozone. So the damage we see now is actually the result from decades ago.
N7PYJ TIL there is an exclusive club in Antarctica called Club 300. In order to become a member one have to warm themselves in a 200 degree sauna, and then run outside naked and touch the Ceremonial South Pole where it's 100 degrees below.
VjDD TIL The Simpsons episode “Homer at the Bat” (the one with 9 MLB players as guest stars) was the first time the show beat The Cosby Show in the ratings