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

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wL76W TIL the origin of "What's your 5 year plan" (ironically) It is The question often asked during interviews at large corporations. Thanks Stalin!
rR5yo TIL that from 1838 until 1976 it was lawful to "exterminate" Mormons in Missouri (Executive Order 44)
EkpP TIL: 1968, Olympic long jumper Bob Beamon’s first attempt exceed the limit of the official measuring equipment. It took over 15 minutes before a distance was posted, and only then did he realize he had broken the world record by nearly 2 feet (0.6m).
DNYJ TIL Sweden has almost zero child fatalities in car crashes because most parents keep children rear facing until age 4
P17ew TIL about Liu Mingwu, a Chinese beggar and serial killer known as "The Beggar Killer," who attacked and killed at least 23 people, predominantly other beggars, across various cities in China between 2001 and 2002. He claimed he did it because they were "dirty and smelly". He was later executed.