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TIL 93% of shark attacks between 1580 and 2010 worldwide were on men

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WvPo TIL of Kursk, a Russian submarine that sank in August of 2000 due to an accident involving poorly maintained torpedoes. None of the crew survived due to old, poorly maintained Russian rescue equipment and the Russian Navy’s refusal to accept Western aid.
pYA9G TIL Puyi, the Last Emperor of China, passed away in what was then called “Beijing Hospital of Anti-Imperialism”
M4Q0 TIL that The Wolf of Wall Street uses the word “fuck”, or its variations, 569 times. Given a running time of 180 minutes, this is 3.16 fucks per minute.
NxgQ TIL: in 1952 claims smoking causes cancer caused Kent cigarettes to come out with an asbestos filter to protect its smokers
KYdga TIL: There is a wooden statue of Rambo from First Blood, in Hope, BC, Canada to commemorate the filming of the movie there.