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TIL Anorexia nervosa is the leading cause of death in females aged 15-24

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4k11J TIL that whole chickens and covered pies are not allowed into the Papal conclave
xN0w TIL that former Governor of Minnesota Jesse Ventura sued “American Sniper” Chris Kyle after he claimed he punched him in his autobiography. He was awarded $1.845 million dollars for defamation.
6Eym TIL That Pete Wentz kept Kidz Bop from singing the Fall Out Boy song “Dance, Dance” because of the sexual overtones to the song.
QP4e TIL the first US Warship to be named after a black man was named in 1943 for sailor Leonard Roy Harmon. Harmon worked serving food to officers, one of the few jobs available to black sailors. At the battle of Guadalcanal, however, Harmon deliberately exposed himself to enemy fire to save a shipmate.
MenJB TIL in 1938, Charles A. Lindbergh received the Service Cross of the German Eagle, presented to him by Hermann Goering on behalf of Adolf Hitler. The medal was partially for his feats of flying but also for being an ardent proponent of Nazi Germany's military superiority and American isolationism.