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

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d8oj7 TIL in 1970, an LSD group called the Brotherhood dropped 25,000 doses of LSD on revelers attending a three day Birthday Party for Jeaus Christ in Laguna Beach
MPb7 TIL the meme “sex offenders have an 80% re-offense rate” is bunk, despite being cited by the Supreme Court multiple times. The actual rate is closer to 2%.
wQ9E TIL: A solar power plant in the Mohave Desert uses five square miles of mirrors to concentrate sunbeams on one central tower. It also incinerates about 6,000 birds a year.
QJNMM TIL that 6 of the 7 highest opening weekends of all time belong to Disney movies
6NZY TIL that the Japanese noise band Hanatarash’s concerts were so dangerous, fans were required to sign waivers before they could attend. The lead singer of the band once drove a bulldozer through a venue in the middle of a show.