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TIL that there is a worldwide farmer suicide crisis. A CDC study found that farmers take their lives at a rate higher than any other occupation.

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oB0Vr TIL the world's oldest human-made gold treasure dates back to the period between 4,500 BC and 4,000 BC is found in Varna, Bulgaria.
5odr TIL that a gallon of gasoline has 31,000,000 calories.
Dxkv TIL The Olympic games used to include gold medals in categories such as architecture, city planning, sculpturing and statistics. The founder of modern olympics himself, Pierre de Coubertin, won the gold medal in literature at the 1912 summer olympics.
mxOvR TIL It is standard in Japan to put cash on the counter rather than hand it to the person directly. Sometimes there is even a little tray you put your cash on and then the cashier takes the little tray.
Z87gG TIL that a shot of whiskey burns going down because it makes your heat sensors more sensitive to your own body heat