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TIL that in Babylonian mythology, Enli ,god of Storms and winds, flooded the world because humans were making too much noise and disturbing his sleep.

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vae8 TIL when the CDC found that having a gun in your home made it more likely that you would be murdered, the Congress, lobbied by the NRA, effectively banned further federal studies of gun violence.
rdOy TIL Texas keeps track of all criminal convictions and whether those convicted had a concealed handgun licenses (CHL). CHL holders accounted for 0.1897% of the criminal convictions in 2012.
9KPD Today I Learned In 2000, a fight broke out while Zevon was performing “Werewolves of London” at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. Zevon stopped, waited for the fight to end, said “I bet this never happens at Sting concerts,” and continued the song.
RV81 TIL the trailer for “Nymphomaniac”, which included ‘full-frontal fellatio’, was accidentally in theaters to children seeing the PG-rated animation “Frozen”
MePlA TIL There is a tiny residential street in UK famous for its name: "Butt Hole Road"