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TIL American life expectancy dropped in 2016, the first time since 1993. It dropped again in 2017.

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WkRmo TIL Everytime you shuffle a deck of cards, it is almost guaranteed you create an order of cards that has never existed before. You are literally making history. There are 52! possible combinations, more than there are stars in the visible universe.
6EN7m TIL, Chernobyl wildlife flourished after the disaster, implying humans are more detrimental than severe radiation.
GANxG TIL from the 1920s-2000s, some South Koreans believed running an electric fan in a room without an open window would lead to death
wonMJ TIL that Ewa Wiśnierska, a German paraglider, was unexpectedly caught in a thunderstorm and pulled up into a cumulonimbus cloud, reaching an altitude of 10,000m (33,000ft). She survived extreme temperatures of -50°C and oxygen deprivation at a height higher than Mount Everest.
Q9Rp TiL The longest distance traveld by a Pony Express rider was 322 miles over dangerous portions, used 21 horses, and was completed in 21 hours and 40 minutes. His age 15; his name, Buffalo Bill.