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TIL about the culture of suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge; in a study of survivors--after 26 years--over 90% polled were still alive or had died of natural causes; nearly every survivor says they regretted jumping immediately

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myoR TIL companies will strategically places facilities where wind will carry pollution across state line
0VZv TIL the programming language Python is named after the comedy series “Monty Python’s Flying Circus”
ADv5w TIL in 1942 Nazi Germany began working on a long range bomber capable of striking the United States. A lack of materials and the worsening war situation caused the project to be abandoned.
jJVp TIL that when the Battleship ‘HMS Coventry’ was sunk during the Falklands War, survivors sang “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” from Monty Python’s Life of Brian whilst waiting to be rescued.
KOZGQ TIL that Peter Falk lost his right eye at the age of three because of cancer. He wore a fake eye for the rest of his life, which gave him his trademark squint.