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TIL that over 30,000 U.S. service members and veterans of the post-9/11 wars have died by suicide — over four times as many as have died in combat.

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E10RX TIL the Ebola Virus should be called Yambuku fever, since that was the village in Zaire where it was identified in 1976 by Peter Piot, a Belgian scientist. Piot decided to name it after the river Ebola, 60 miles from Yambuku, to avoid stigmatizing the village by giving its name to a deadly disease.
YARv TIL that the CIA once owned dummy corporation, “Air America,” that operated as a civilian airline but was used to conduct military operations.
P1J5g TIL the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the United States is homicide
b9VdZ TIL Jonny Quest, which first aired from September 18, 1964, was an almost instant success, both critically and ratings-wise but it was canceled after one season due to the animated show's high production costs.
grv18 TIL the first balloons were made out of animal bladders and “balloon animals” were made out of animal intestines