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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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dvg9 TIL that 70% of Americans either hate their jobs or are completely disengaged from them
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MeXoA TIL Chris Farley hosted Saturday Night Live just two months before his death by a drug overdose in 1997. The opening skit for the episode had Farley trying to convince Lorne Michaels to let him host, telling him he was clean and sober. The skit, and his opening monologue were cut from re-runs