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TIL in 2010 2/3rds of all gun deaths in the U.S. were from suicide.

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Lk5n9 TIL in 2001-2002, Afghan children mistook unexploded US cluster bombs for food packages because of their similar shape and yellow packaging. Several children were maimed and even killed as a result.
p8mGN TIL many experts regard the United States as entirely uninvadable, because of the country's major industries, reliable and fast supply lines, large geographical size, population size, difficult regional features, armed citizenry, and strong military force.
L1Xr TIL in 1938 a revolver-camera was invented to take a picture just as the trigger was pulled.
PZrL TIL there is a creek in Wyoming that splits and flows to both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is thought that cutthroat trout used this passage to cross the Continental Divide.
grVRL TIL that the iconic orange couch from the set in “Friends” was found in the basement of the Warner Bros. studio. The show creators decided to use it as the central piece of the coffee shop, which became a beloved hangout spot for the characters and a key element of the show’s set design.