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TIL that the first victim of 9/11 was Danny Lewin, he understood the hijacker’s on Flight 11 and tried to thwart the hijacking, but was unfortunately killed.

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ONDg TIL that the suicide rate in the US has risen to a 30-Year High, particularly for middle-waged citizens (45 to 64) with the rate rising 63% for women and 43% for men in that age group
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