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TIL Dogs kill 25x more people each year than crocodiles do

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jNAxn TIL: Ethiopia is several years behind the rest of the world. Since the religious country is so strongly influenced by the Coptic Orthodox Church, it still adheres to the traditional calendar of that church, which is seven years behind the rest of the world. Currently it's November 2011 there.
wvdY TIL that research on DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) has largely shown it to be ineffective, and in many cases has increased teen drug use
rBV0 TIL a Masai tribe in Kenya gave 14 cows to America after hearing about the 9/11 attacks
xkB1 TIL Nearly 500,000 Purple Heart medals were manufactured in anticipation of the casualties resulting from an invasion of Japan. They are still being used today.
BrbOr TIL that 1 in 3 middle aged men are affected by baldness on their lower legs. This pattern of hair loss is extremely common yet hardly studied. Leg crossing, trouser rubbing and friction have all been suggested as causes, but no study has demonstrated what the actual cause is.