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TIL suicide rates peak in spring -- in April, May and June -- not in the winter

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ZpRVv TIL that the roar of the MGM lion (Leo) is actually a tiger roar. The sound engineer determined that a lion's roar was not sufficiently ferocious, but a tiger's roar was.
LkBJ9 TIL there is a song called "Bad Company" released in 1974 by the band Bad Company, which was on their debut album called Bad Company
VBXyD TIL that jet is a gemstone derived from wood compressed for long periods of time, much like coal. It's color is the source of the term "jet-black".
V8AB TIL though it has always been a fictional American city, the original artist of Superman modeled the Metropolis skyline after Toronto
dKp7 TIL that a muslim man who was shot in the days after 9/11 then forgave his attacker and fought to save the man from the death penalty. He lost that fight.