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TIL fewer than one third of women 18-25 know that alcohol increases risk of breast cancer

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neWxY TIL, that the economical model responsible for this genocidal program implemented by Pol Pot in Cambodia originated as a doctoral thesis at Sorbonne in 1950s
grnB9 TIL AI can replace AI engineer jobs too
WbvX TIL that smallpox eradication by vaccination campaign lead by late Dr Henderon saved more lives to date than we had lost in all wars combined
DQN9V TIL that Adolf Hitler was self-conscious of his knees being photographed, and banned any existing pictures of his knees from public circulation during his time in power.
GY9B1 TIL during WWII, Admiral William Halsey sailed the US Third Fleet through a category 2 typhoon, causing three destroyers to capsize, 790 lives lost and 146 airplanes damaged beyond repair. In 1945, Halsey tried yet again to sail into another typhoon, this time losing 75 planes and 6 lives.