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TIL that 20 percent of people in Greenland have attempted suicide, compared to 5-6 percent in the UK and US

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GAp87 TIL during World War II, Newfoundland was still part of Great Britain and not Canada. In 1941 the U.S. built four military bases in Newfoundland which brought money, entertainment and U.S. products to the area. As a result, a 1947 poll said that 80% of Newfoundland wanted to become Americans.
X0pk TIL that every piece of clothing in Britney’s “Baby…One More Time” video was from Kmart and priced at $17 or less.
PXwG TIL NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt, along with many other NASCAR drivers, resisted use of the HANS device when it was introduced. The HANS was developed specifically to help prevent Basilar skull fractures common to car racing. Earnhardt later died after suffering this exact injury
mxKyv TIL of the pig-footed bandicoot, an Australian marsupial with hooved feet that went extinct in the 1950s.
a88gN TIL that three states, Iowa, Illinois and New Hampshire have no motorcycle helmet laws. Also 29 states only have an age requirement, the highest of which applies to people under the age of 25.