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TIL the United States Army is the largest single employer of musicians in the country

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RQ4l TIL that some German nursing homes have fake bus stops to collect residents with Dementia who wander away.
ANPng TIL Research suggests that working irregular shifts for a decade ages the brain an extra six and a half years.
PNDE TIL the Lifeline pendants, from the “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” commercials, had to be redesigned after they killed several people.
JYYo8 Short answer: Water conducts electricity, just like your finger
QJ7W6 TIL of the Hot Springs Gunfight, an 'old west' gunfight between the city police and the county sheriff. They were fighting over who got to be bribed/employed by the local illegal gambling ring.