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e07w4 TIL Logging, fishing, and aircraft piloting/flight engineering are the top 3 most dangerous jobs in America, while law enforcement and firefighting are ranked 15th on the list. Taxi drivers are more than twice as likely to be murdered on the job than law enforcement personnel.
LkaJv TIL Butte, Montana is home to the longest-running brothel in the United States. The Dumas Brothel opened in 1890 and closed in 1982. It remains intact and the basement, where the least expensive exchanges took place, contains multiple rooms ("cribs") virtually unchanged from the early 20th century.
xRQD TIL China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than America did during the entire 20th century
pY5dp TIL that glass sponges can live for 15,000 years. This makes them one of the longest-living organisms on Earth.
KYwMw TIL of James Riley. On Aug 19, 1871, Riley was involved in a shootout in Newton, KS. When the fight ended, Riley had shot 6 people, 2 mortally, and walked away never to be seen again.