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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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X05QE TIL that Galileo wasn’t vindicated by the Church until 1992
Q7AX TIL that an 1859 solar storm caused the Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis to be seen as far south as Cuba
m9gP TIL that the word Ignorant is describing a person in the state of being unaware, and is often (incorrectly) used to describe individuals who deliberately ignore or disregard information
a8AbA TIL Doritos were invented at Disneyland. In the 1960s, the restaurant Casa de Fritos at Disney used up their surplus tortillas by frying and coating them with a seasoning powder. The appetizer was such a big hit that Frito-Lay, an early sponsor of Disneyland, released the snack nationwide.
w5GW TIL: A 15 year old found a cheap and speedy way to detect pancreatic cancer. He was denied 199 times before someone gave him a chance.