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TIL the September 11 terror attacks on the WTC released a dust cloud of toxic asbestos fibers across Manhattan. An estimated 410,000 people have been exposed. It is believed lung cancer and mesothelioma cases in the city will reach a peak in the year 2041 (four decades after 9/11)

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jNAdN TIL there are no recorded fatal attacks of wild Orcas on humans. In 2005 a 12 yr old boy in AK was bumped by a killer whale while splashing in 4 ft of water. The boy was likely mistaken for a seal and the bump was an aborted attack once the whale realized the mistake
j6XjX TIL that telegraph operators fell in love, got married, and even had sexual encounters over the telegraph, much in the same way people do today through messaging and social networks
E1E5x TIL The giant underground ancient city of Derinkuyu was dicsovered when resident of the area found a mysterious room behind a wall in his home.
071A TIL that there is a single that was featured on the Billboard charts in 1979, but no copy of the song is known to exist today
QpV9 TIL 19th Century actor Richard Mansfield was so convincing in a stage production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Londoners flooded police with requests to investigate whether he was Jack the Ripper.