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TIL that American soldiers are committing suicide at the rate of 1 per day

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akJ0 TIL that Out of the top 10 most successful songs of all time, only Kanye West’s Gold Digger is in a minor key
9M5D TIL The United Kingdom only has 1 licensed brothel because its license was never revoked
XE1XX TIL that Canada consumes the most doughnuts and has the most doughnut shops per capita of any country in the world
R6Q7 TIL Silica gel packets are only stamped with “DO NOT EAT” to prevent people from choking on the packet. It’s otherwise non-toxic (although still not food so don’t eat it).
75w7 TIL Chris Farley was supposed to be the voice of Shrek and had finished recording almost all of his lines when he died, and he was replaced with Mike Myers. Later, Myers had to re-record all of his lines when he decided to give Shrek a Scottish accent.