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TIL A study released by the U.S. Geological Survey found mercury in every freshwater fish from nearly 300 streams that were tested, an astonishing result because mercury has usually been associated with large saltwater fish. USGS is warning to limit eating large, predator freshwater

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eKvE TIL that when Mr. T was serving in the Army, his platoon sergeant punished him by ordering him to chop down trees. However, he did not specify how many trees, so Mr. T single-handedly chopped down over seventy trees in about 4 hours, until a shocked major superseded the sergeant’s orders.
X0VdD TIL that after the bombing of Hiroshima, an American POW in World War 2 was questioned about US atomic bombs. He told them he didn't know anything about that, but when they threatened to kill him, he "revealed" that they had hundreds and that Tokyo and Kyoto were next.
N7R0E TIL about the job of lactation consultant, which is responsible for assessment of common and serious breast feeding problems, increasing milk supply and reduction of breast feeding pain
b9MP9 TIL, that between 1937 and 1938 111,091 ethnic Poles living in USSR were executed as spies. To speed up the process local telephone books were used to find Polish sounding names. Another 28,744 were sent to Gulags.
XYGr TIL that in 1966 French President Charles de Gaulle demanded that all American military personnel leave France. American President Lyndon Johnson asked if that order applied to American soldiers in French cemeteries.