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TIL that salt is iodized because it is the simplest and most cost-effective measure available to battle iodine deficiency, whicih is the leading preventable cause of intellectual and developmental disabilities

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9wDap TIL that many of Pompeii's residents survived the volcanic eruption -- evidence includes empty stables, empty safes, and hundreds of the unique names of Pompeii families found later in neighboring communities' records
4XNQo TIL Pablo Escobar, despite being a wanted crime lord, took a photo with his son in front of the White House.
7rAmb TIL that famous French painter Claude Monet was a poor man until he won 100,000 francs in the French lottery and lived a life of wealth and luxury unlike some other famous painters of his time.
rNRv0 TIL that the states of Mississippi and Alabama were originally part of the state of Georgia until officially recognized in 1802 when the state of Georgia accepted their borders and the territory of Mississippi which would later become the states of Mississippi and Alabama was formed.
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