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TIL American civilians own 46% of the world's guns, three times as many as all the world's militaries combined.

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4v0a TIL that scientists have found a complete skull from a human ancestor believed to be 1.8 million years old. Known as Skull 5, the skull is entirely intact and has a long face, large teeth and a small brain case.
Z89BQ TIL the Queen owns all of the U.K.'s swans. Every year there is an annual census of all the swans in the River Thames, a centuries-old tradition known as the Swan Upping that takes place the third week in July. This years Swan Upping started today.
Me9QW TIL a rogue Asian bull elephant named Osama bin Laden went on a two year killing spree from 2004 to 2006, resulting in at least 27 deaths in the Indian state of Assam
r0g1 TIL The sailing stones that were inexplicably pushing themselves around and leaving trails in the desert have had their movement explained. A perfect combination of weather conditions cause huge yet thin ice sheets to push them around.
ne6gP TIL Maury was previously a news anchor in Chicago, LA, San Francisco, Philly; is married to Connie Chung