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TIL a small town in Nunavut is in the middle of a “suicide crisis”, where 101 people out of a population of 2,800 have attempted suicide in the past year.

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neylr TIL that the first time the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was broadcast on American television the first 40 minutes was not shown, because the football game that preceded it went into overtime.
0wVa5 TIL Fish & Chips was an aid in winning WWII. Sir Winston Churchill saw the comfort food as a 'good companion' and was a dish that didn't get rationed to keep morale up. On the frontlines, troops calling "fish" and allies calling "chips" was an effective way to tell whether you were friend or foe.
ADyO4 TIL that Purple Heart medals given since WW2 have come from the supply manufactured for the planned invasion of Japan during WW2.
WmBN TIL - When Jeopardy was brought to syndication in 1984, the producers were told to make the answers easier to appeal to a broader audience. The agreed but changed nothing, leading to the frustratingly difficult show we love today.
781n7 TIL that there is a Goldfish breed so rare that is considered a cryptid. The Meteor Goldfish.