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TIL Someone really used to live like Robinson Crusoe

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XEvDE TIL during the Great Depression, the mortality rate of the US population actually improved. People lived on average 6 years longer.
KnEw TIL: Frances greatest boxer Marcel Cerdan, he won 113 fights out of 117, 66 were Knock Outs. He died in a plane crash shortly after becoming world champion. The purpose of the journey was to see his mistress, famous singer Édith Piaf.
xVbok TIL of "The Human Library" : A project that allows you to go to a library and borrow/check out real people who have been through hard times and listen to their stories.
yQp5X TIL "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" was first published in Japan because U.S. printers could not afford the holes and irregular pages.
WPRL TIL in addition to Buckshot and Bird shot there is also Rat shot. A small calliber bullet cartridge that can be loaded into handguns and rifles to be used as a low power shotgun round effective for killing small pests and birds without damaging buildings.