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TIL that radon gas is largest contributor of natural radiation to human beings, and radon is the leading environmental cause of lung cancer.

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6lMw TIL two con men sold a fake painting for €1.5 million, only to find out that all the money was counterfeit
7rypP TIL of the 2016 case of State of Georgia vs Denver Fenton Allen where a routine pre-trial hearing turned into a wild and graphic shouting match between the Judge and the defendant. The creators of Rick and Morty animated the incident using the transcript verbatim.
eWAg TIL the long extinct Dodo derives its name from Dutch exlporers, which loosely translates to ‘Fat Ass’.
E1QMo TIL the Norse did scientific observations in America, measuring the hours of the day at Winter Solstice at 9 hrs. This matches Mount Hope Bay, Massachusetts, according to historian Carl Rafn.
xBpB TIL that US Congresswoman Jackie Speier is a survivor of the Jonestown massacre. She was shot five times by followers of cult leader Jim Jones while attempting to leave Jonestown via plane, and had to wait 22 hours for help to arrive