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TIL The youngest soldier in WWI was only 8 years old.

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5YnPr TIL that Karen Wetterhahn, a researcher at Dartmouth College, died within a year of exposure to merely 2 drops of dimethyl mercury on her gloved hand.
0dGLp TIL of Ted Ngoy, former "Donut King" of California. A refugee who fled to America from the Khmer Rogue, he went from penniless to owning over 50 donut shops. He helped fellow refugees by teaching them the skills they would need to work and run their own shops, employing them at his many shops.
5VdWp TIL of the Yulin Dog Meat Festival that takes place in the Chinese city Yulin during the summer solstice, resulting in the slaughter of thousands of dogs. Despite a decreased interest and governmental changes that signal a lack of support for the festival, the Yulin Dog Meat Festival continues.
9wNDX TIL Snapping turtles can not only breathe air through their mouth, but can also breathe air through their butt
DQK0e TIL Carbonara was originated during WWII due to US soldiers bringing powdered eggs and dehydrated bacon to Italy