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TIL males in Europe and Americas commit suicide three to five times more often than females

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p8mgp TIL the U.S. Army Once Kept $1 Billion Worth of LSD in a Maryland Office for Some Reason ... and Then It Disappeared
0dQZM TIL the great lakes contain 21% of the earth's freshwater and if spread evenly, would submerge the US under 9.5 feet of water.
yOYa TIL In 1960, runner Harry Jerome broke the world record for 100 metre sprint, but it wasn’t counted because Canadian officials didn’t believe a Canadian could run that fast.