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TIL that the US and the UK each acquire statistics regarding foodborne illnesses in such different ways that researchers basically cannot compare each country's results to the other's.

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g7W7 TIL that when Marie Curie’s body was exhumed it was found that her radium levels were below the acceptable limit. She likely got cancer from her early work in the military, not from her pioneering research into radioactivity.
R7AX9 TIL starting firefighters can earn as little as $12.95 for literally risking their lives every single day.
N79YP TIL Al Green has stated that Take Me to the River has earned him more royalties from being featured on the animatronic singing fish Big Mouth Billy Bass than from any other recordings of the song.
jNbDa TIL that Shaun Weiss, famous for playing Goldberg in the Mighty Ducks movies is now a meth addict. His mug shots are shocking and unrecognizable.
P9dJ TIL that the Australian Classification Board has the power to ban small breasted pornography