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TIL That the “point-and-call” method used by Japanese train employees reduces worker error rates by up to 85%

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XwvE TIL that suicide surpassed combat as the leading cause of military deaths in 2012 and has remained as the top killer ever since.
W7GAL TIL that one of the biggest bestsellers of early modern Europe was the "Malleus Maleficarum" (the "Hammer of Witches")—a guidebook for prosecuting and killing witches. From 1400 to 1775, 100,000 people were prosecuted for witchcraft in Europe and America, and around 50,000 were executed in Europe.
E1xpP TIL "burking" is the death by asphyxiation caused by someone sitting on your chest and holding his hand over your mouth and nose. It is named after the Scottish serial killer William Burke, who used this method in order to leave few marks on the victims which he then sold to Anatomical Institutes.
VM6MG TIL King Zog of Albania survived 55 assasination attempts
0NN1 TIL that mysteriously dark regions on Mars are made of glass