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TIL that according researchers at London School of Economics, unmarried and childless women lead “happier” lives, are likely to outlive their married child-rearing counterparts and are healthier than them.

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GYjZQ TIL that some stores have tried to deter drug users from shooting up in their establishments by installing blue lights. These prevent drug users from being able to see their veins.
O4R6 TIL whites are 200x more likely to be a victim of aggravated assault from an African American than an African American from a white person
xV9Eo TIL the only ruling monarch in the world who speaks Czech fluently is the King of Cambodia
neGkP TIL about the "Murder Castle", a building owned by the serial killer H. H. Holmes. This complicated building included maze-like hallways, seemingly leading to nowhere airtight rooms used as elaborate torture rooms, acid vats a crematorium and more. It is suspected that Holmes had around 200 victims.
VBpMD TIL that Stockard Channing, who played Rizzo in Grease, was actually 33 years old when she portrayed a high school student.