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TIL Each year over 800,000 people worldwide die by suicide

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7rL0X TIL, In 1803, France sold 22.3% of actual USA territory for 342,630,531 actual USD
WkYx9 TIL:Toast falling off a plate lands butter-side down almost 2/3 of the time.It’s nothing to do with one side being buttered, its that as the toast goes over the edge of the plate, it starts to rotate, but the spin-rate is too slow to bring the butter-side up again by the time it hits the floor
e1GE TIL Katana produced during Japans feudal period are far superior to any other sword to come out of the country at any other time.
j6BVv TIL Gulbadan Begum's journey stands as a testament to her courage, resilience, and defiance of societal norms, highlighting the complex roles and experiences of women in Mughal India.
BPBL TIL Clint Eastwood helped finance a private mission in 1981 into Laos to see if there were still American POWs alive.