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TIL that marathons in the US from 1975-2004 caused 26 deaths of runners, but road closures for those marathons prevented an estimated 46 deaths from automobile accidents

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GYGyG TIL A pod of Killer Whales that desperately needed a young, healthy female had their only young female killed by hemorrhaging in her ear canals as US Navy tested its bombs despite repeated requests by Whale researchers not to do so .Killer Whales are declared Endangered Animals in US
Yr1Z TIL that as of 2016, just 49.3% of the world population lived in countries with some form of fair and free elections, and only 4.5% could be said to be living in a full democracy.
Rdk1 TIL it takes 7 shuffles to randomize a deck of cards.
lo9WG TIL CBS was supposed to use the song 'One Shining Moment' after Super Bowl XXI but game coverage ran long and the music montage was cut, so they used it after the NCAA Men's Division I National Championship Game a few months later and it's now been a March Madness staple for more than 30 years.
9g5G TIL that the inventor of the first ever video game also helped to invent the first nuclear bomb.