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TIL that John Rockefeller hired the national guard to massacre striking coal mine workers killing women and children in result

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70Jb TIL that all Pakistani passports bear the inscription “This passport is valid for all countries of the World except Israel.”
kOnXe TIL that drinking tea is thought to have significant health benefits including reduced stress, improved focus & attention, and better memory
wLj7P TIL that the first crime ever recorded in Antarctica occurred when a Soviet scientist, upset at losing a chess game (to another Soviet scientist), attacked his opponent with an ice axe. It's unclear whether the attack was fatal or not, but the result was that chess was banned by the Soviets.
m10jM TIL all snakes can swim
WJkX TIL - Tasmania has approved a motion to permanently ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after the year 2000