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TIL after a mine explosion killed 29 coal miners in 2010, a study found that 6 out of 7 tested victims had black lung, including one who had worked in the mines less than five years.

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XEkA6 TIL Anna Ayala, the lady who tried to fraudulently sue Wendy's for finding a human finger in her chili, was sentenced to 9 years in prison for this stunt.
e0Y5k TIL 1Gbps internet in Romania costs €8($9.84) per month
G00Q TIL that bilingual children appear to get a head start on empathy-related skills such as learning to take someone else’s perspective. This is because they have to follow social cues to figure out which language to use with which person and in what setting.
nEDG TIL according to Chili Appreciation Society International, cooks are forbidden from putting beans in chili.
9lxQ TIL there are still 7 U.S. states banning atheists from holding public office