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TIL lesbian divorce rates have been nearly double of those of gay men

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6EX1w TIL emperor Hirohito offered to order all the Japanese to convert to Christianity to end the imperial religion, but general MacArthur refused, saying it would be wrong to force a whole nation to convert.
P181V TIL about Saturday Night Palsy (named after partying on Saturday nights), which is when nerves are compressed and muscle function is lost due to sleeping in an unnatural position and being too drunk to adjust yourself. Severe cases have a low chance of full recovery.
nWmYr TIL that 8 percent of Muslim Americans have attempted suicide, compared to 4 percent of Americans of other religions
yQbwX TIL That all the victims who jumped from the WTC towers were re-classified as "Fallers", and therefore all their deaths were ruled homicides.
v1y6K TIL A man named Walter Summerford was struck by lightning 3 times in his life. After his death, his gravestone was also struck