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TIL men pay 97% of alimony, make up 94% of work suicides, make up 93% of workplace fatalities, 79% of all suicides, 78% of all homicide, are over twice as victimized by strangers than women, 82% of the prison population is male and men are 165% more likely to be convicted than women.

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Rob9 TIL in 1997, the USS Yorktown’s entire propulsion system failed after attempting to divide by zero
d8d6d TIL Sloths spend 90% of their time motionless, and that sloth fur is a “small ecosystem of its own” that supports symbiotic algae, moths, and various insects.
leLK TIL that in 1985, police engaged in a standoff with the black liberation group ‘MOVE’ at their home in Philadelphia. A massive firefight ensued in which the police used choppers to drop two C4 bombs on the roof. The fire destroyed 65 houses and 11 people died.
g7J8 TIL you have a ‘second brain’ embedded in the wall of your gut which controls digestion and has five times more neurons than a rat’s brain
vPyoR TIL Pong was the first game created by Atari and was meant to be a warm up exercise for a new employee