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TIL Medical errors kill more Americans every year than guns, cars and alcohol combined.

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9YL5m TIL a study of 1000 vervet monkeys from St. Kitts Island supplied with alcoholic drinks showed traits similar to human drinkers. Researchers found that the majority of monkeys were social drinkers, 15% were regular drinkers, 15% were teetotalers, and 5% were binge drinkers.
W76no TIL That in 2007 Luke Skywalker's lightsabre was taken into space by NASA.
NXwyE TIL California's state rock is composed of asbestos (Bonus/Also TIL - states have official rocks??)
jNoRN TIL a 5 year old child was sacrificed in Chile after the largest earthquake ever recorded. The two charged were released after 2 years, as the judge ruled they "acted without free will, driven by an irresistible natural force of ancestral tradition."
bPeQ TIL Carlos Santana revealed to Rolling Stone that he was contacted by the Archangel Metatron and told how to create his next album ‘Supernatural.’ It went on to win 12 Grammy’s including Album of the Year, went 15 times platinum, charted #1 in ten countries, and sold 30 million copies.