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TIL that air pollution in China causes 17% of all deaths in china

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KmAJ TIL there’s a group called “Science Cheerleaders”, made up of NBA and NFL cheerleaders who also work or study in STEM fields, that encourage girls to get into science studies
LZwV TIL Hitler and Stalin had virtually no senses of humor, and only laughed at others’ expense. Abraham Lincoln, on the other hand, despite looking sombre in photographs, had a sunny personality and loved joking around and making fun of himself.
nWyYd TIL that there used to be over 420 species of plant growing inside or on the coliseum, some of which grew nowhere else in Europe. There is a theory that the animals that were brought to the arena to perform and fight scattered seeds that had been stowed in their fur and scat
xVOoo TIL the common pigeon is the 7th fastest animal on the planet. The cheetah ranks 12th.
Bgvpr TIL that Bosnia and Herzegovina actually has a coastline and is not landlocked by Croatia. A small town in Herzegovina, Neum, connects to the ocean.