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Y750x TIL Approximately 1.5 billion pigs are slaughtered globally each year
wL1B1 TIL that people brought picnic baskets and opera glasses to watch the first battle of the US Civil War, expecting the whole dispute to be over quickly and easily. They had a bad day.
nWjk7 TIL that people who attempted suicide are seven times more likely to die of heart disease before age 40
0wmLv TIL a standard NASA space suit costs a staggering 12 million $. It is capable of protecting the astronaut from temperatures ranging from −156 °C (−249 °F) to 121 °C (250 °F).
xoG0 TIL fruit cakes can last hundreds of years and then eaten if preserved with alcohol.