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TIL about the Michigan PBB contamination incident that impacted 8.5 million people

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P10QG TIL that 5 of the Top 10 wealthiest counties in the USA are MD/VA suburbs of Washington D.C. where the median income is roughly $134,000
R5ba8 TIL That China's one child law involved a 'Family Planning Team' that hunted down pregnant women in hiding because they already had one child. That teams enforcement included inducing labor, then drowning or strangling the infant.
w7yo TIL the 65’ Eiffel Tower in Paris, TX had a giant cowboy hat added after construction of a 70’ tower in Paris, TN, making it slightly larger.
9wvXX TIL that the name of the Cappuccino comes from the Capuchin friars, referring to the color of their habits
Egl0x Til Mr Cruel is an unidentified offender active in late 80s and early 90s Melbourne. He abducted three girls. Two victims described the house where they were held and heard planes nearby, suggesting it was near Melbourne Airport. He is the prime suspect in the 1991 murder of Karmein Chan.