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TIL that the initial probability of getting shot in the first round in Russian Roulette is not 1 in 6 , since the weight of the bullet makes the spinning cylinder more likely to stop with the bullet at the bottom.

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GYlp7 TIL cockroach farms grow billions of hem to be used in China to eat kitchen waste. After six months of their lifespan they are washed and dried to be sold for cattle feed or their essence to be extracted for medicinal purposes (curing oral and peptic ulcers, skin wounds and even stomach cancer)
WEJN TIL that during the 2010-2011 school year, the University of Tennessee spent a grand total of $2,296,023 on the recruitment of athletes (more than any other university), with an average of more than $7,000 per male athlete.
NXYLP TIL that mature oak trees can reach heights of around 148 feet and can live up to 1,000 years. Oak trees have existed for 65 million years, and a single oak tree can produce around 10 million acorns during its lifespan. Out of these acorns, only 1 in 10,000 grow into an oak tree.
oRV4E TIL that Cambodia is one of the world's few elective monarchies along with Malaysia, the Vatican and the United Arab Emirates
R7Ej6 TIL: A 2017 study by statistician Nathan Yau found the career divorce rates. Bartenders, flight attendants , massage therapists, and nurses had the highest at around 45-50%. Meanwhile, actuaries had the lowest at 17%, followed by software developers, engineers, scientists, and eye doctors.