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TIL no child has been harmed or killed by poisoned or dangerous Halloween candy.

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M71MA TIL media reporting of suicides is carefully regulated as it can trigger more suicides. For example, in Taiwan, reports of charcoal-burning suicides were associated with a 16% increase in suicides by the same method the following day with no corresponding decrease in other methods of suicide.
Z8AYG TIL of the Chinese social credit system, which will be used to exclude citizens from flights, schools, loans etc. Based on their "score" received from monitoring of everyday activity
gZaA TIL a NASA scientist invented the Super Soaker
wLM91 TIL when Fidel Castro was 14 he wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt & asked him for a 10 dollar bill because he admired America.
bkP4 TIL That “Liquid Smoke”, used on meats, is actually condensed smoke, not a bunch of artificial flavors.