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TIL that a ship abandoned off the coast of Alaska in 1931 was spotted, still adrift in the Arctic, in 1969

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ADDaa TIL when researchers from the University of Texas instructed people to spend a number of dollars a week either on experiences or on material goods, the first group felt happier afterwards. The reason is that the goods remain the same, so we stop noticing them, but experiences bring more variety.
rdOy TIL Texas keeps track of all criminal convictions and whether those convicted had a concealed handgun licenses (CHL). CHL holders accounted for 0.1897% of the criminal convictions in 2012.
ndnY TIL that the ban of leaded gasoline is believed to have been a major cause for falling violent crime rates in the United States
JxZB TIL first LT Audie Murphy, a man who held off an entire German company at age 19 and then played himself in a movie made about the battle.
a8eL0 TIL: Ala Kachuu is a form of bride kidnapping practiced in Kyrgyzstan and can be consensual or non consensual. In 2005, 1/3 of brides were non consensual and were strangers. However, in 2007, 2 US women were bride-kidnapped, but were returned once the boys discovered they were foreigners.