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TIL every year approximately 6 humans are killed by sharks, and about 100 million sharks are killed by humans

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KbYR TIL that despite the claims of the play/movie “Amadeus”, W.A. Mozart and Antonio Salieri were actually good friends, supportive of each others’ work, and there is no evidence that Salieri obstructed Mozart’s career other than the fact that Salieri was more established and well known.
Rjbj TIL approximately 3,000 years elapsed from the first pharaoh to the last. That means that Ancient Egypt existed for more than half of recorded history to date.
Xdj6 TIL a few weeks before Abraham Lincoln was elected president, 11 year old Grace Bedell sent Lincoln a letter encouraging him to grow a beard, writing, “All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you…” By the time of his inauguration, Lincoln had a full beard.
PYPAO TIL Research has shown that dogs actually like the silly, high-pitched voice their owners use to talk to them.
BBnb TIL in a Fox News interview for Now You See Me, Morgan Freeman fell asleep while co-star Michael Caine was chatting. Freeman responded, “Regarding my recent interview, I wasn’t actually sleeping. I’m a beta tester for Google Eyelids and I was merely taking the opportunity to update my Facebook page”