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TIL that since 2016, the U.S.'s suicide rate is so high that it has contributed to the CDC's reported drop in American life expectancy

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Br9jL TIL that when Steve Jobs died in 2011, Microsoft flew their company flag at half-mast out of respect for their old business rival.
kJG4 TIL that in 2002 the admission price for a Disneyland ticket was $45. Today it’s $87.
GYMwQ TIL The Nepalese constitution contains an annex in which the geometric construction of the flag is explained in 24 points.
j9yv TIL of the ‘loneliest whale in the world’. Instead of communicating at 17/18 Hertz like most fin and blue whales, it calls at 52 Hertz making it unlikely that other whales can hear it.
6N8w TIL that researchers from the University of Sheffield polled 250 children regarding their opinions on clowns;all 250 children in the study, whose ages ranged between four and sixteen, reported that they found clowns frightening and disliked clowns as part of hospital decor.