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TIL white males accounted for 70% of all suicides in 2013.

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1elD TIL that one company owns Ray Bans, Arnette, Oakley, Persol, and Oliver Peoples, makes glasses for Chanel, Prada, Armani, Coach, Versace, and Polo Ralph Lauren, owns Sunglass Hut, LensCrafters, Target Optical, and Pearle Vision, and owns EyeMed, a vision insurance company.
oBKOA TIL: Vasa Syndrome, a term for problems in communication and management that can cause projects to fail, is named after the Vasa, one of the largest and most spectacular warships ever built, which sank in 1628 on its maiden voyage because it was too unstable to withstand a gust of wind.
oRBM8 TIL A Washington DC Judge filed a $54 million lawsuit against a small dry cleaner for losing his pants
xVYjb TIL When relocating adult koalas to populate new areas of bush, the incoming koalas are fed a poo smoothie of local koala poo so they can digest local leafs.
R7Gyl TIL That excessive caffeine ingestion leads to symptoms that overlap with those of many psychiatric disorders. In psychiatric in-patients, caffeine has been found to increase anxiety, hostility and psychotic symptoms.