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TIL Greenland has the highest suicide rate in the world. 20% of Greenlanders attempt suicide. (from july 2014)

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p8e0Q TIL that First Nations Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow, the most effective sniper of WWI, volunteered for service despite the Canada government's exclusion of Aboriginal people in the army. With a kill record of 378, Peggy once ran into No-Mans Land to retrieve ammo when his company ran out.
vr7x TIL that on the Newlywed Game a contestant answered “in the ass” to a question about the strangest place they ever had sex. For years host Bob Eubanks denied it occurred, even offering a $10,000 reward for proof
QJbj6 TIL The first webcam was created so engineers could see whether a coffee pot had coffee in it and they wouldnt need to walk over
Br8Qr TIL in 2000, an Atlanta area sheriff ordered a hit on a rival that defeated him in an election. The hit was carried out by two deputies who were promised promotions.
NvXJ TIL that humans can live unprotected in space for about 30 seconds if they don’t hold their breath.