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TIL: The murder rate by firearms is less than half of what it was 20 years ago in the USA (6.6 per 100K in 1993 vs 3.2 per 100K now)

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QJAWE TIL that the tradition of Popes adopting a papal name started with Pope John II, who was named Mercurius at birth and thought bearing the name of a pagan god was inappropriate.
7rRBx TIL Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) battled cancer while filming the last Harry Potter movie because she didn’t want to disappoint fans
4XoRg TIL about Ligertown, an incident in Idaho where about 50 sheriff’s deputies, SWAT teams, Fish and Game officers and Idaho State troopers killed 15 lions whose escape from a chicken wire-enclosed game compound for lions, tigers and crossbred "ligers″ forced parents to keep their children indoors.
mxBMR TIL: Eliminating tipping has no impact on service or food quality. But, customers reported lower satisfaction when tipping was eliminated - even when it resulted in the meal costing less - because they felt their power over the server was gone.
MexGW TIL owls and crows instinctively hate one another, even if they've had no prior exposure. If crows see an owl out in daylight, they try to kill it.