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TIL that US military suicides surpassed combat deaths in 2012

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xVxJo TIL: Martha Washington lived in "The White House", a plantation owned by her first husband, John Custis. The actual White House was finished and first occupied by President John Adams, and was first actually called the "White House" by Teddy Roosevelt.
5VdKQ TIL the controversial diamond Koh-i-Noor has a sister diamond called Daria-i-Noor, which is part of the Iranian Crown Jewels
6JBl TIL that the US Government Gave Indiana University One Million Dollars to Study Memes
78n1L TIL about stellar nucleosynthesis, the process by which chemical elements are created by nuclear fusion reactions within stars. The theory can be used to accurately estimate the abundance of elements, why abundance fluctuates, and why some are more common than others.
DQBRJ TIL A 2006 study found doctors handwriting to be just as illegible as other professions. Additionally men's handwriting was twice as illegible as women's (40% illegible vs. 20% illegible).