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TIL that there has been a surge in suicide rates among middle-age men since the 2000's, thought to be because of increased cases of loneliness and social isolation.

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0wX0v TIL of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish special envoy who assisted in saving thousands of Jews from the Holocaust, often singlehandedly pulling Jews from train cars right under the noses and arms of the Nazis.
9P4Q TIL the original ending for “Pretty in Pink” had Molly Ringwald reject Andrew McCarthy to dance with Jon Cryer to David Bowie’s “Heroes.” Test audiences booed this outcome, and John Hughes was forced to reshoot the ending, with Ringwald and McCarthy getting back together.
D8Be TIL that marines and the United States Marine Corps specifically can trace their heritage to their nations’ first privateers. As veteran marksmen who could pick off opposing forces from a moving ship, they evolved from boarders during pitched ship battles to advance raiders during naval invasions.
nWEQ7 TIL the German airline Lufthansa is derived from Luft meaning air and Hansa, the trading empire that dominated Europe in the Middle Ages.
PGjw TIL Alice Cooper’s 5th studio album, 1972’s “School’s Out”, caused a national stir because the vinyl records were sold and packaged in a pair of panties.