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TIL a Survey of U.S. States Found More Mentally Ill Persons Are in Jails and Prisons Than Hospitals

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PYXkg TIL about the massive Irish Elk which had antlers up to 3.65m (12ft) wide and they existed alongside humans up to about 7,500 years ago.
bnpQ TIL the phrase “Give a man a fish, he’ll eat for a day; teach him how to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime,” did not come from an ancient Chinese proverb, the Torah, the Bible, or any other such place. It was coined by Anne Isabella Ritchie, the daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray in 1885.
wLmyo TIL there’s a man who makes his living off scouring the streets and sidewalks of New York’s diamond district for mini diamonds that are dropped during transport
myPM TIL the Roman civilization technically lasted for 2,200 years. It was founded as a monarchy in 753 BC, became a republic in 509 BC, turned into an empire in 27 BC, shifted capital to Constantinople in 330 AD, and finally fell only in 1453 AD.
eL6E TIL Soldiers in the U.S. military’s psychological warfare department (PSYOPS) used loudspeakers to tempt enemy fighters in Afghanistan into battles they couldn’t win by calling them,”lady men” and “cowardly dogs” and also air dropped propaganda leaflets.