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TIL more people died taking selfies (379) than from shark attacks (90) between 2008-2021.

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j7X TIL Harriet Tubman used Opium to keep small children subdued and quiet while smuggling them on the Underground Railroad
egK5 TIL that Pink Floyd’s album “The Wall” is cyclical, with the phrase “Isn’t this where…“ ”…we came in?” split in half between the first and last song. When the two songs are spliced together, the complete phrase “Isn’t this where we came in?” forms, proposing that Pink’s story repeats itself
woZJo TIL the USA federal witness protection program has a 100% success rate for those who follow their guidelines
gMLxL TIL that the original voice actor for Mermaid Man, Ernest Borgnine, was a recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor.
b6JR7 TIL that ants will defend other creatures such as caterpillars from the parasitoid wasp, as the parasites actions would endanger the relationship that the ants have themselves with caterpillars.