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TIL that 40 people die each year from shark attacks. 2500 die each year from using products intended for right-handed people despite being lefties.

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LQD6m TIL the original Ravens logo was changed because they did not want to give a autographed helmet to the creator.
Yp4Jv TIL In December 1944, US soldier Richard Brookins dressed up as St. Nicolas to hand out gifts to the children of Wiltz, Luxembourg. Though 80% of Wiltz was destroyed soon after, the event is celebrated each year with a 40s "GI" dressed as St. Nick. Brookins passed in 2018, having visited many times.
OWXL TIL “Meals on Wheels People,” a Portland, Ore.-based service and one of the largest in the country, says it costs $2,500 annually to provide daily meals to a homebound senior, while cost of institutional care for a year in Oregon is around $60,000. Cost for one day in the hospital is around $2,271.
rN5d0 TIL that the Pentagon and the CIA have exercised direct editorial control over more than 2,500 films and television shows
l7PVA TIL that water tasters were people who tasted a patient's urine in order to help diagnose diabetes, the term mellitus (honey) was added because of the urine's sweet flavor.