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TIL in the US nonfatal firearm crimes dropped from 1.5 million in 1993 to 467,300 in 2011

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N4je TIL: After the 18th Amendment was repealed in 1933, Yuengling sent a truckload of “Winner Beer” to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in appreciation, which arrived the day the amendment was repealed — particularly notable since Yuengling beer takes almost three weeks to brew and age.
0MZR TIL if you have debt + a winning lotto ticket, you can file bankruptcy, discharge your debts, and then cash in the ticket without having to pay off your previous debt.
epaOD TIL the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, 40 km southeast of Inukjuak, Quebec, contained fossils that have been dated to 4,388 million years ago. If this is confirmed, it would make these microorganisms the oldest lifeform on Earth. The Earth is estimated to have formed 4.54 billion years ago.
ADPLg TIL Astronauts have a device called a Valsalva installed into their helmet to allow them to block their noses so they can equalize the pressure in their ears (the valsalca manoeuvre)
VBn4Z TIL Throughout history, only 8 people received Honorary citizenship of the United States. Sir Winston Churchill and Saint Teresa of Calcutta were the only ones to receive the honor during their lifetimes.