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TIL the suicide rate in England rose by 17% in the four weeks after the death of the Princess of Wales. This number was even higher amongst women (34%) and young women (45%)

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grlYW TIL that the skin on our LIPS and ANUS is the same. Because the Lips and the Anus are the two ends of the pipe called the alimentary Canal.
kOl8E TIL that in LA in the 40s Rachmaninoff got invited to a party at Stravinsky's house by Stravinsky's wife. When Stravinsky opened the door that night to let a guy in, Rach was standing there with a huge jar of honey and Stravinsky was really confused, but invited Rach inside and they became friends.
XEXQ6 TIL termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet's most efficient bioreactors
xVAv7 TIL that some of the retired Concordes have a pilot's hat permanently trapped in the cockpit, inserted during the final flight into a gap that opened up at high speed, but closed again as the fuselage cooled.
dDYE7 TIL an embryo conceived in 1992 was thawed and resulted in the successful birth of twins 30 years later