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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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oBBK8 TIL Pregnant Crash Test Dummies Exist
PY9vE TIL the original ending to Back to the Future would have Marty driving 88 mph towards a nuclear blast in a nuclear test site. However, Universal deemed it too expensive to shoot in the desert, so the lightning scene was instead shot at the Universal backlot and is shown in the final version.
lor1N TIL that in the 1940s, Nazi Germany began printing millions of British pounds to destroy the British economy
X0orX TIL that as the reigning monarch of 14 countries, King Charles III is allowed to travel without a passport and drive without a license.
xVy4b TIL Dirk Willems, jailed for his devotion to being an Anabaptist, escaped from prison. But when the guard pursuing him fell through the ice, Willems turned around to save the guard. He was then recaptured, tortured, and killed.