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TIL You have a 60% decreased chance of dying while serving in the UK armed forces than being an average citizen.

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X8L8 TIL there are more trees in North America than there were 100 years ago.
VMngQ TIL Alzheimer's can't be "officially" diagnosed until after death. They have to confirm diagnosis with autopsy. So essentially they say a person has "dementia." The proteins involved still can't be detected without the autopsy. Today new methods can diagnose it with a 90% accuracy rate though
D1yEe TIL that the Canadian cities of Toronto and Montreal are further south than American cities of Seattle and Portland (OR)
MndK TIL that, due to California banning civilian ownership of .50 BMG rifles, Barret will not sell or service to any of California’s law enforcement agencies.
l5R1 TIL In 1990, Dr. Dre beat the crap out of a woman over an interview with Ice Cube. He picked her up by her hair, slammed her head repeatedly against a brick wall, all while his bodyguard held off the crowd with a gun. After trying to throw her down the stairs, he punched her in the back of the head.