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6yDw TIL in the UK, the most common cause of death for men under 50 is suicide.
QJlwd TIL of Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution - he "financed the final years" of the American Revolution," turned down an appointment as first Treasury Secretary and recommended Alexander Hamilton, and subsequently served time in debtors' prison.
K866 TIL Hacker Kevin Mitnick spent 8 months of his prison sentence in solitary confinement because law enforcement officials convinced a judge that he could start a nuclear war by whistling into a pay phone.
W5yA TIL the brightest astronomical event was a near-earth supernova that occurred in 1006 A.D. It could be seen with the human eye, was said to be ¼th as bright as the moon, and was cited in texts all over the world at the time.
NVE6 TIL the largest man made objects are the submarine communication cables that stretch over 8,000 km from San Francisco to New Zealand