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TIL American Geochemist Clair Patterson helped reduce lead levels within the blood of Americans by approximately 80% by the late 90s, after spending decades of fighting the industrial use of lead.

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xVnA7 TIL an ancestor of mine John Balmer was the first man to be killed by a shark in New Zealand.
Brn8y TIL that Frank “Tony Lip” Vallelonga was the man who portrayed Carmine Lupertazzi Sr. in the HBO Series “The Sopranos.” He also acted as a driver and bodyguard for Dr. Don Shirley in the 1960s, which the basis for the 2018 Best Picture Winning Movie “Green Book.” He was portrayed by Viggo Mortensen.
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