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TIL More people are killed by hammers every year than by rifles.

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yQj0J TIL that Lucy's Law bans pet shops and dealers in England from selling puppies and kittens. It was named after Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who developed fused hips, a curved spine, bald patches and epilepsy after years of mistreatment in the puppy farming system.
1amp8 TIL about Admiral Thomas Cochrane, a Scotsman who served in the British Navy during the Napoleonic wars but dismissed after a scandal in 1814. He would later go on to lead the Chilean, Brazilian and Greek Navies in their respective wars of independence.
p8g9Q TIL that the town of Palisade, Nevada staged gunfights, bank robberies, and Native American raids during the 1870's to attract tourists as the Transcontinental Railroad was built. The truth was known only by the town, and in reality, the town did not even have a sheriff due to its low crime rate.
lo00a Til accounts of post combat PTSD date back to Mesopotamia during the Assyrian dynasty (1300-609 BC). The Mesopotamians explain the disorder in terms of spirit affliction; the spirit of those enemies whom the patient had killed during battle causing the symptoms
M84a TIL that during a film sequence of Top Gun, an aircraft carrier captain changed the ships course and altered the lighting of a shot. Director tony Scott was told it would cost $25,000 to change its course. He quickly wrote a check, the course was reverted,and got 5 more minutes to get his shot.