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TIL that suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US

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wo9P TIL that all of Earth’s naturally-occurring gold is within its core. The gold we mine from the planet’s crust was delivered by meteorites.
88NZ TIL the worlds largest pool covers 20 acres, holds 66 million gallons of water and has a 115 foot deep end
grA9L TIL General Tso's chicken is named for Chinese general Tso Tsung-t'ang (1812-1885), best known for recapturing the great western desert region of Xinjiang. Popular in the US, there is no record of any dish named after General Tso in his region of Hunan
pgQ4 TIL The hit song “One Night in Bangkok” from the musical “Chess” is banned in Thailand because its lyrics “cause misunderstanding about Thai society and show disrespect towards Buddhism”. While choruses praise Bangkok and its atmosphere, spoken verses ridicule its attractions.
b9Dl0 TIL Mary Shelley, the inventor of the Sci-fi genre with her 1818 novel ‘Frankenstein’ also invented the Post-Apocalyptic Plague genre with her 1826 novel, ‘The Last Man.’