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TIL Winston Churchill’s Historic “Fight Them on the Beaches” Speech Wasn’t Heard by the Public Until After WWII

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nWWdb TIL that the awarding of As at four-year colleges has been increasing by 5-6% per decade since 1960; an "A" is now the most common grade, accounting for about 42% of all grades, 3x more than in 1960.
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wxw7 TIL that the number of American soldiers committing suicide is now almost four times higher than those killed in combat (2014 statistic)
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