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TIL there is a stigma against hiring unemployed people even if they are actively looking for work

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X0vOj TIL The most common cause of violent death in almost all countries is road traffic crashes
W7XJY TIL about sugar alcohols --a component that is now everywhere and cannot be properly digested by humans, hence can cause several gut and digestive issues
p8bxA TIL In the Atacama Desert in Chile, there's 3,000-year-old, densely packed shrub called llareta. The plant prefers sandy, well-drained soils. It can grow in nutritionally poor soils that are acidic, neutral, or basic (alkaline) at altitudes of up to 5,200 metres (17,100 ft).
go89 TIL Dolph Lundgren is the actor that has killed the most characters in action movies.
4kAx6 TIL legal euthanasia accounted for 2.5% of all deaths in Belgium in 2022.