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TIL that from 2007 to 2021, suicide rates for Americans ages 10 to 24 rose 62%, according to the CDC.

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JDDm TIL that watermelons in Japan are square because it makes them easier to store and pack
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X0kxP TIL if you cut down a cactus in Arizona, you can go to prison for 25 years. This is similar to cutting down rare trees.
Yr7x TIL That in 2015 93 year-old Oskar Groning was found guilty of 300,000 counts of accessory to murder for his involvement in Auschwitz and sentenced to 4 years of prison.
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