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TIL Americans are twice as likely to kill themselves than be killed by another person

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8aOoK TIL that in the US, extreme heat kills more people than all other weather related events.
OG51R TIL that during annular and solar eclipses, Navajo people as part of sacred traditions, don't look at the sun. Some Navajo even fast, not sleep and not do any activities for several hours after the eclipse. During the recent annular eclipse, Monument Valley was also closed to the public for a day.
A8wx TIL: Blowing into a vagina can cause an air embolism, resulting in a heart attack, stroke or trouble breathing. Luckily this is rare.
RwQ8 TIL there are Catholic Patron Saints for caterpillars, astronauts, hardware stores, invincible people, things that go BOOM, the fear of wasps, coffee houses, unattractive people, TV writers, taking exams, and the Internet
AaLx TIL that Albert Einstein was asked to be the president of Israel, which he declined.