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TIL 44% of Americans can’t swim

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DQoBj TIL among private industry jobs with 20,000+ people & at least four reported deaths in 2021, tree trimmers & pruners had the highest rate of work-caused deaths in the US with a fatality rate 21 times higher than the typical American job.
9wgy6 TIL that from 1794-1796, King George III was king of the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom, which was captured during the French Revolutionary Wars and had a democratic constitution and elected parliament
LkJKZ TIL You're more likely to survive a heart attack in a casino than nearly anywhere else.
VMgBB TIL Ann Wilson of Heart wrote the song Barracuda after her recording company created a rumor that her sister and her were having an incestuous relationship for publicity. Following a concert, a fan asked how her “lover” was. Enraged, she went directly to her hotel room and began writing the lyrics.
1adad TIL women are banned from Mount Athos, an autonomous region of Greece, because the Eastern Orthodox priests of the island believe only the Virgin Mary should represent her gender. This rule also applies to all female animals, except cats.