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TIL 1 in 4 Greenlanders attempt suicide once in their lifetime

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Wk9yY TIL Research shows that cats that are provided with empty boxes are more interactive, friendly and comfortable with the people around them as compared to those cats that do not have a box to snuggle in. So, it can be said that cats derive comfort and security from boxes.
N7ARQ TIL: The late, great Bill Paxton is the only actor to be killed onscreen by a Terminator, a Predator and a Xenomorph Alien.
0dPeA TIL Color Blind people can see the differences in texture and brightness more intensely than normal people and were even used in WWII to spot camouflage.
Y78ax TIL One of the earliest archaeological evidence for Confucius' Analects comes from a tombsite dating to ca. 50 BC. in Pyongyang, which was discovered from an accidental leak in 2003. North Korea never released Pyongyang Analects and the other ancient text in China was damaged by fire
DANJ TIL: In 1946, the United States offered to buy Greenland from Denmark for $100,000,000 but Denmark did not agree to sell.