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TIL 1/3 of LBGT Youth have attempted suicide, that 4 out 5 students in public schools do not have a supportive adult, 65% of LBGT students do not feel safe at school, 41% reported violence from peers, family or strangers, and 26% of LBGT youth that come out are told are kicked out of their homes…

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mXov TIL “Turning a blind eye” is thought to come from Admiral Horatio Nelson disobeying an order to withdraw during a naval battle; allegedly putting a telescope to his blind eye & saying “You know, Foley, I have only one eye - and I have a right to be blind sometimes. I really do not see the signal.”
eZJD TIL WWI was not fought over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. His death was merely the flashpoint that triggered worldwide action over tensions that had simmered for years.
9Yb6X TIL that the reason purple was so highly valued in the ancient world for centuries, is because the only known dye was extracted from a very rare type of sea snail. In fact, there was only one place in the world it was harvested; the Phoenician city of Tyre.
KaWE TIL that in some countries, it’s not illegal to escape prison providing no other laws are broken, as it’s human nature to want to escape.
GwaN TIL Winston Churchill found so much enjoyment and relaxation in laying bricks he even joined and paid dues in the Bricklayer’s Union. He even inquired in a letter “is there is a rule regulating the number of bricks which a man may lay a day?…and what are the restrictions on overtime?”