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TIL that you’re over 6 times more likely to be mortally wounded as a professional fisherman than as a law enforcement officer.

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XEKaE TIL women's suffrage activists burned down the Orchid Houses at London's world famous Kew Gardens in the early 1900s, leaving behind a note that said "votes for women." They were never caught.
XERrP TIL that most laundry detergents are blue because the dye cancels out "yellowing".
YpLbr TIL Pepsi released a 'healthy soda' in Japan called "Pepsi Special", claiming that dextrin in the drink suppresses the absorption of fat. The drink is not available in the US, and Pepsi could face legal challenges from the FDA if brought over due to too much dextrin causing people to become sick.
N7KQ8 TIL almost a third of the American soldiers at Valley Forge spoke English as a second language
DQLe TIL that Samuel L. Jackson ODed on heroin a few times so switched to coke.