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TIL 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in world are just in India.

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v1QyK TIL in the song (Don't Fear) The Reaper, which in its lyrics claim 40,000 men and women die every day, is a very low estimate - in 1976 when the song was released, it was over 100,000 more than that daily.
vn87 TIL NOAA has had a 400 sq ft underwater research base for 30 years; long term residents are called ‘aquanauts’
b6LYE TIL early vampire myths began with bloated, blood-leaking corpses and rabies-like symptoms but later symbolized parasitic aristocrats (Dracula), “vampire-like” capital (Marx), and predatory bourgeoisie (Nosferatu). Real-life “vampire” murderers who drank blood also fueled the legend.
Y7MdW Today I learned that using the word "period" to refer to menstruation is an artifact from the 19th century, when explicitly talking about menstruation was considered taboo, so euphemisms were used instead.
PYYQE TIL On November 13, 1979 Ronald Reagan proposed free trade between the US, Mexico, and Canada, i.e., NAFTA. And that Reagan was a globalist and the quintessential Establishment Republican!