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TIL that suicides increased by 10% in the months after the death of Robin Williams

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VQnm TIL that in 1983 Ronald Reagan said “There are some people who would have you so stand on principle that if you don’t get all that you’ve asked for, you jump off the cliff with the flag flying…I believe half a loaf is better than none and that…you’re not going to always get everything you want.”
pRRQ TIL blacks and Hispanics make up BOTH 96% of victims and suspects of shootings in New York City (Page 11 of 16 in the report) and 85%+ of all crime suspects according to the NYPD [PDF]
W7O8X TIL that Jimmy Carter promised to release all government UFO information if he became president. However, after being elected, he chose not to, citing "national security concerns."
bOdN TIL in 1786 when Louis XVI had bodies removed from France’s Saints Innocents Cemetery into the Catacombs, many of the bodies had decomposed into fat. The fat was then collected and turned into candles and soap
X8Pk TIL Elizabeth Taylor was actually late to her own funeral. As part of her final arrangements, she requested that her funeral run 15 minutes behind schedule.