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TIL Americans Believe Violence is Worse than Ever; When in Reality U.S. Violence is Lower than Ever

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e0Mo5 TIL that the earth can create natural nuclear fission reactors under its crust. The only one we currently know of is located in Gabon, Africa.
lvQr TIL women who drink four to five cups a day of Coffee are 34 percent less likely to die of heart disease than those women who drink no coffee. Whereas men who drink five cups are 44 percent less likely to die of heart disease than men who drink no coffee
KjyR TIL that the smallest living bird is nary larger than a bee and weighs less than a single US penny
KO7E4 TIL the 1979 disco hit "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" almost became the national anthem of Sierra Leone after a 1992 coup.
kOled TIL of Bloodbath of B-R5RB, a massive-scale virtual battle fought in the MMORPG space game EVE Online in January 2014 that involved 7,548 player characters and lasted for 21 hours resulting in losses of approximate real-currency value of $300,000 USD