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TIL that about 44% of deaths among Russian soldiers are due to suicide after being a victim of a systematic abuse called Dedovshchina

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m1YMM TIL that Vince Guaraldi, the jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip, including their signature melody "Linus and Lucy" was a friend of the Grateful Dead, was on one of their album covers, and even sat in with the band.
6R7Z TIL Following the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem Jews were once again allowed to live and practice their religion in Jerusalem for the first time since the Byzantines expelled them.
6wGw TIL that the Grateful Dead had their own chemist who would tour with them, and supply them with LSD
b6v04 TIL that since 2002, the American National Archives stores important national documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution within argon-filled cases to inhibit their degradation.
9YkLp TIL that cows are more deadly than sharks, being responsible for an average of 22 deaths per year, whereas sharks average around 5. Around 75% of the attacks were deliberate, and it’s is even estimated that around 5 of the 22 deaths caused by cows per year are carried by a group of these bovine.