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TIL In 1833, Britain used 40% of its national budget to buy freedom for all slaves in the Empire.

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LQgQQ TIL of the estimated 900 deaths in the Grand Canyon, the leading cause of death is from airplane and helicopter crashes. 379 air crash deaths altogether. Falling is the #2.
p8Y4N TIL Serial killer Ed Kemper is one of the most prolific audiobook-narrators in the US, with many thousands of hours of reading.
96DQ TIL that during the 70s one suicide jumper from the Golden Gate Bridge had a note that read “I’m going to walk to the bridge. If one person smiles at me on the way, I will not jump.”
9bNp TIL that every military working dog is always one rank higher than its handler so that mistreatment of the dog is considered assault on an officer of higher rank.
WkZB8 TIL The next Mars Close Approach is Oct. 6, 2020, when the Red Planet will be only 38.6 million miles from Earth. Mars Close Approach happens about every 26 months