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TIL : Australians 15-44, number one cause of death is suicide.

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d8lBK TIL that the Chief of Staff of the Nazi German army in 1944 later became the Chairman of NATO
QNy9d TIL that Colorado has the fewest required school days in the United States (160), and that 8 states don't have any minimum school day requirement: Arkansas, Idaho, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
grjG7 TIL a SIGNIFICANT portion of Chumbawamba’s discography is sociopolitical folk music
eVYL TIL: A man submitted a patent in 1979 that almost perfectly resembles an iPod. He even went as far as predicting a need for DRM and a way to distribute the music.
OGLje TIL that in 1982, the members of the punk rock band Misfits were arrested in New Orleans because of grave robbing while attempting to locate the grave of voodoo practitioner Marie Laveau, but bailed themselves out of jail and skipped their court date to drive to their next performance in Florida.