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TIL that tornadoes are more common in United States than in any other country. The US has over 1,200 a year - four times the number in Europe

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Z8g1p TIL that freshwater snails kill more humans per year than do elephants, crocodiles, sharks, lions, wolves and hippos combined
0BG5 TIL the man that shot the attacker at Canadian Parliament in 2014, Sgt-At-Arms Kevin Vickers, did so by diving through a doorway, flipping around to face upwards, and firing at the shooter while still in mid-air. He is reported to have said “I put him down”.
8aBQX TIL That the concorde could burn upto 2 tonnes of fuel just to taxi to the runway, however once at Mach 2 it was the most fuel efficient engine ever built.
b64Vj TIL that Rush's 1981 single "Red Barchetta" was based on a 1973 short story published by Road & Track magazine. The subject matter of both stories were dystopian futures where certain types of vehicles were either heavily legislated or outlawed entirely, and government surveillance was everywhere.
YwBB TIL A church choir had a practice session starting at 7:25pm one evening in 1950, and by 7:27pm the building exploded. No one was killed as they were all running late.