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TIL the San Diego-Coronado Bridge is the 2nd most used bridge for suicide in the US trailing only the Golden Gate Bridge.

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VLpG TIL a lack of friends carries a higher risk of death than obesity and is the equivalent health risk of smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
p8K5p TIL the American Charters of Freedom (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill Of Rights) are stored in a 55-ton steel reinforced vault. In the case of danger like a nuclear war, the documents would likely be transported by air to a secure, undisclosed, underground location
P159V TIL that the best time to take a nap is 7-8 hours after waking up, typically in the early to mid-afternoon depending on your wake-up time, and it should last 20-45 minutes to avoid sleep onset issues. If you need a longer nap to catch up on sleep debt, it’s better to take it earlier
bEOj TIL that the city of Portland, Oregon flushed 58 million gallons of water down the drain because a 19-year-old named Dallas Swonger peed in its municipal reservoir
wL848 TIL The first bumper cars were not meant to collide. Instead, drivers supposed to avoid collisions despite all the erratic driving. Hence the first company to patent a bumper car in 1920 was called Dodgem.