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TIL Over 500 people have been killed by tasers in the U.S. since 2001

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6EaW7 TIL that an annual supply of tap water for a person who drinks 8 glasses of water per day costs around $0.33 whereas the same quantity of bottled water costs over $200
xGZB Parrots name their children, and the names follow them for life.
wLjYY TIL In Canada, One-person households became the most common type of household for the first time in 2016, surpassing couples with children. Higher separation and divorce rates have led to more people living alone instead of in couples
EgVl0 TIL that only one actor has been in 2 out of the 3 films that have won 11 Oscars: Bernard Hill, who played Captain Edward Smith in Titanic (1997) and Theoden, King of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). No one is 3 for 3, either, as the third film is Ben-Hur (1959).
rRKXd TIL of William Lewis Moore, a white man who fought for civil rights. He planned to walk from Chattanooga, TN, to Jackson, MS, to ask Gov. Ross Barnett to change the state’s racial hierarchy. He planned to walk 40 miles a day for 10 days but was shot dead along the way - the killer was never caught.