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TIL: More cops in the USA died from suicide than any other cause in 2017

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lo5RG TIL: Delta airlines no longer allows snub nosed dog breeds such as bulldogs, pugs, shar pei, etc. because of the breeds' breathing difficulties.
R7YMw TIL that US President Calvin Coolidge had a high almost helium like public speaking voice.
WkQrL TIL in apartheid South Africa a "Pencil Test" determined if an ambiguous looking person was white, black or coloured. If the pencil passed through their hair with ease, they "passed", but if it didn't, it suggested Afro-textured hair and they'd be forced to live apart from the white community.