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TIL more people have died from 9/11-related asbestos and toxic dust exposure than were killed in the attack itself

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KOaY6 TIL how nuclear power plant works
awLD0 TIL Southwest Airlines has only had 4 fatalities in it's 53 years of operation, and 2 of those were not the fault of the airline.
ANaow TIL A 2016 study looking at 124 Neanderthal specimens found that 92 of the specimens (74 %) had been victims of animal attacks. 36% of the Neanderthal were victims of bear attacks, 21% big cat attacks, and 17% wolf attacks.
ne1jr TIL that another star passed through our solar system 70,000 years ago. Early humans may have looked up to see another star passing through our solar system.
b6Lnp TIL About Kenza, a monovo monkey that can understand complex human sentences and build mental representations, including games.