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TIL That Facebook was cited in 1/3 of divorces in 2011

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GA1lG TIL On March 16, 1988, Saddam Hussein carried out a chemical attack on the Kurdish population of Halabja, Iraq. 5000 People Were Killed by a Lethal Combination of Mustard Gas, Sarin, and a VX Nerve Agent.
a88po TIL leaving lights on at night isn't actually proven to reduce crime.
LQAJv TIL that Sylvester Stallone asked Survivor to write the song Eye of the Tiger because Queen wouldn't let him use Another One Bites the Dust.
ZpMXB TIL that machine gun Kelly wrote and starred in a movie that got a 0% rating on rotten tomatoes
VMGvG TIL of the first English teacher in Japan — Ranald MacDonald. A bank clerk turned sailor, he taught 14 samurai English while he was held as prisoner.