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TIL There was no epidemic of suicides in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

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P1VQE TIL an album by the group The Mamas and The Papas was pulled from shelves for indecency because the cover had a toilet in the corner of the shot
8bOb TIL That the $100 bill has almost surpassed the $1 bill as the most common US currency denomination in the world.
N7lM1 TIL, despite composing two of the most recognizable songs in US history, 'Maple Leaf Rag' and 'The Entertainer' Scott Joplin died penniless and was nearly forgotten until a revival in ragtime during the 60s sparked renewed interest, culminating with the movie 'The Sting'
neNe9 TIL men can develop postpartum depression, and it is linked to lower levels of testosterone after the birth of a baby
l9MG TIL that in Star Wars Tales #19: Han Solo travels through time and crashes on Earth. Han is killed in an attack by Natives, but Chewbacca lives and becomes the Sasquatch. 126 years later, Indiana Jones is tracking down the Sasquatch only to find the crashed Millennium Falcon and the body of Han Solo