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TIL More veterans died of suicide than combat after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan

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GZX7 TIL that every medicine certified by the FDA must be tested using horseshoe crab blood.
lo561 TIL that in response to the infamous "Poop Cruise", Carnival's court filing stated that the passenger contract "makes absolutely no guarantee for safe passage, a seaworthy vessel, adequate and wholesome food, and sanitary and safe living conditions."
EgRyV TIL the gibberish In Missy Elliott's "Work It" is actually the previous line "I put my thing down flip it and reverse it", in reverse.
P1plg TIL that ice cream can be traced back to ancient China, where a mixture of rice and milk was frozen. Marco Polo is believed to have brought the concept of ice cream to Europe from his travels in the 13th century.
4kbZw TIL pop star Katy Perry has been nominated for 13 GRAMMYs since 2009 and has not won any of those nominations, while also being a recipient of 14 People's Choice Awards, 5 Billboard Music Awards, 5 American Music Awards, and four Guinness World Records among many other awards.