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TIL that the violent crime rate in the US has dropped dramatically in the last few decades, but the majority of Americans think it’s increasing.

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D1vOV TIL that a wildly popular Canadian TV show (The Red Green Show) made a change to a key segment for its remaining 10 seasons after receiving a single request for it from a blind viewer.
YpvyW TIL in the 1940's the American Government infected hundreds of Guatemalans with syphilis to study the effects of penicillin without their knowledge
XEN0X TIL That the Colonial Continental Army was at most 48,000 men at any given time during the Revolutionary War
W7gMd TIL that Bermuda grass is not native to the island of Bermuda, but is considered an invasive species there.
1arlV TIL that lab analysis of Mexican Coca Cola shows it contains no sucrose i.e. "real sugar" and instead has a blend of fructose and glucose similar to US coke