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

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v1Mw8 TIL the easily identifiable USPS mail trucks lack air conditioning, anti-lock brakes, and even airbags
b69xN TIL about the Gatun Dam. It was built to facilitate construction of the Panama Canal and was the largest damn in the world at the time.
OGJv6 TIL Marvin Gaye was desperate to have Bassist Extraordinaire James Jamerson play on "What's Going On" but Jamerson was too intoxicated to stay upright, so James played the classic line while lying flat on his back.
1aN08 TIL that pistachio nuts are very tricky to ship. They can spontaneously combust or suck all of the air out of a storage area
pM7e TIL In 2014 the Colorado river reached the sea for the first time in 16 years.