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TIL that calls directed to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline rose by 27% after the release of 1-800-273-8255 by American rapper Logic.

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R77a8 TIL the most dangerous job in the world is that of the South African farmer, with 156 deaths per 100,000
16WDO TIL that the Pentagon spent $170,000 to find out why one spills coffee while walking.
5Y8WP (TIL) England does not have a written constitution, rather they have traditions, case laws, and social consensus, etc. Weird innit?
mwZR TIL King Herod “The Great” was so concerned that no one would mourn his death that he ordered a large group of distinguished men be killed at the time of his death to cause more widespread grief. His Son and Sister never carried out his request.
oNnA TIL that there is an app called Budist that will let you be woken up by a stranger. In Russia it’s really popular and it will expand internationally under the name Wakie.