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TIL More than 30% of all deaths in Russia in 2012 were attributable to alcohol.

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GADw4 TIL: That while pregnant in 1956, Grace Kelly was frequently photographed clutching a distinctive leather handbag which was likely a shield to prevent her from being exposed to the paparazzi. However, the pictures popularized the purse so much that it would later come to be known as the Kelly bag.
pnee TIL that there is a small community of ethnic Germans living in Jamaica for over 150 years known as Germacians
jNNYa Lassie, stare deeply into my eyes.
P1jxG TIL that on the Ides of March 1953 there was an attempt to contact extraterrestrials via mass telepathic transmission of a welcome message. Later the message became the basis for a song by the group Klaatu which was then covered by pop group The Carpenters
wLVlo TIL that the Kingsmen's famous "Louie Louie" had sold only 600 copies before it was played in a "worst album of the week" radio spot, eventually propelling it to a million sales and the Billboard #2 hit. The band had already broken up.