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TIL that a fifth of people in Greenland have attempted suicide, which is four times the global prevalence.

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WkrvA TIL that a man named David Phillips took advantage of a loophole in a 1999 Healthy Choice/American Airlines promotion where he purchased $3,000 worth of pudding in exchange for over one million American Airlines air miles
OOda TIL L. Ron Hubbard considered himself a nuclear physicist, even though his degree was from an unaccredited university. The one course in nuclear physics Hubbard took was in 1931, whose records indicate that he scored an F in the course. Hubbard dropped out of school shortly thereafter with a 2.28GPA
P1JkG TIL that a $100K Peter Thiel Fellowship recipient led to the creation of Ethereum, which has a market cap north of $250B in 2024
b99Z4 TIL Smirnoff Vodka's creator Pyotr Smirnov launched his brand to quick success in 1864 by giving panhandlers food and drink in return for asking them to fan out around the city of Moscow, demanding Smirnoff Vodka at local bars.
R7yE1 TIL an unknown black organic material was found preserved on 2 altars at the entrance to a shrine's holy of holies, part of a fortress guarding the southern border of biblical Judah. Testing them found frankincense and cannabis, the first time the latter has been identified in the Ancient Near East.