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TIL GenX, is a known toxic chemical added into non-stick pans after a similar toxic chemical PFOA was banned due to causing cancers/birth-defects etc.

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Br5Lb TIL a 1995 sci-fi novel depicted invading aliens destroying all life on Earth, then chasing surviving human colonists throughout the solar system while broadcasting "We Are the World" on repeat to taunt them
l7EN1 TIL Major General Smedley Butler, USMC testified he was asked to take part in a military coup to overthrow FDR
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Ar6l TIL that North Korea once attempted to solve its food shortage problems with ostriches. Most of which end up on the plates of the rich and powerful in Pyongyang.
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