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TIL The most common cause of violent death in almost all countries is road traffic crashes

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BrOrL TIL That Harrison Ford has had 4 separate incidents while in control of various aircraft. One Crash Landing, one emergency landing, and two near misses while both landing and taxiing.
Qdek TIL: When Catherine di Medici was queen of France, she kept a ‘Flying Squad’ of 80 women tasked with sleeping with powerful men to extract their secrets.
9Y5ZD TIL that NASA investigates giraffe blood system to improve suit for astronauts.
1ApP TIL “The Wonder Years” hasn’t been released on DVD because rights to Joe Cocker’s version of “With a Little Help From My Friends” could never be secured. Netflix and Amazon use an alternate version of the song.
jZOa TIL Americans now spend more money on slot machines than movies, baseball, and theme parks combined.