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TIL that over 50% of all suicides are associated with alcohol/other drug dependences

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1aEeV TIL that your first DUI in Wisconsin is a civil offense!
9wYxp TIL the 'Log Cabin Presidents' were seven presidents symbolized to have had 'humble' origins by virtue of being born in a log cabin. The last of which was James Garfield who was assassinated after 200 days in office.
mxG7R TIL the title of the Faces single "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)" is the longest song title ever to appear on the British charts.
neEOP TIL there is a no-kill way of producing caviar, allowing to massage eggs out of the pregnant sturgeon, and which could make caviar 70% cheaper if produced at scale
aRay TIL That a 1956 report on the CIA’s covert activities found that the CIA was influencing foreign elections as part of their Cold War operations. The report also concluded that the CIA was exerting “almost unilateral” control on US foreign policy.