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TIL gambling addiction has the highest suicide rate of any addictive disorder, with an attempt rate of 1 in 5

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E1dvp TIL that the Triceratops possessed a ball-and-socket joint at the base of its skull, not found in any dinosaur or any mammal today. This joint would have allowed it to maneuver its head almost 360 degrees, allowing movement to any direction in a fraction of a second.
16peW TIL about Viganella, the Italian Village that Brought the Sun Down to the Valley
e046n TIL of the Secession of the Plebs. A form of protest where Rome's non-aristocratic citizens would leave the city en masse leaving the aristocratic Patricians to fend for themselves.
Ka7a TIL in 1998 a lightning killed an entire football team, the opposing team, unharmed, is accused of black arts.
kO5J7 TIL that Rick Baker's practical effects for Wes Craven's werewolf film Cursed (2005) were scrapped and replaced with CGI.