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TIL Ameircan males commit suicide almost 4 times more than females do.

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4VOR TIL that in 1970 the English Court of Appeal found that Scientology does not engage in religious worship
v1K4R TIL that when the Phrygians were without a king, an oracle at Telmessos decreed that the next man to enter the city driving an oxcart should become their king. An unsuspecting peasant farmer named Gordias drove into town on an oxcart and was immediately declared king.
X0X9k TIL that Unicode uses elephants as a baseline comparison for cultural frequency when considering whether to add a new emoji
XEVjj TIL: On 17 April 1955, Einstein experienced internal bleeding caused by the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. He refused surgery, saying, "I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share; it is time to go. I will do it elegantly."