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TIL there have been more deaths in Chicago from gang violence than troops killed in Afganistan since 2001.

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MDMa TIL corgis are bred short so that they can nip at the heels of cows and sheep while herding and not get kicked in the head in the process.
GYB6J TIL the idea of black holes was first proposed in 1783 by John Michell, calling them "dark stars" and proposing a method to detect them by looking for star systems that showed the gravitational effects of two stars, but only one star was visible, which is indeed how scientists look for them today
ANYDw TIL almost all ABBA songs were written exclusively by Björn and Benny and their manager Stig, with only one being credited to Agnetha or Frida.
yQDa TIL that “Uncle Sam” is an imitation of a British recruiting poster featuring Lord Kitchener.
e0EQb TIL that the British town of Berwick Upon Tweed has changed between being part of Scotland and England 14 times. At one point its status was so ambiguous that declarations of war had to specify that nations were at war with "Scotland, England, and Berwick Upon Tweed."