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TIL: Polonium-210 in tobacco contributes to many of the cases of lung cancer worldwide

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w8g6 TIL that in 1927 two innocent men were executed in the US for their political beliefs. The sentencing judge said: “This man, although he may not have actually committed the crime attributed to him, is nevertheless morally culpable, because he is the enemy of our existing institutions.”
x64aw TIL that powered flight has independently evolved four times in history: in bats, birds, pterosaurs, and insects.
ydPw TIL Police found a man wearing a rucksack full of rocks who had been shot in the head, put into a sack, and fastened with cable ties before he hit the water. The death was ruled a suicide.
LkEJZ TIL Finland schools allow students to work 3-4 hours a day. Standardized testing is illegal in Finland.
b71N TIL Joseph Stalin’s granddaughter is a Buddhist, lives in Portland, and owns a “vintage clothing” boutique.