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TIL that Diarrhea killed approximately as many people as HIV and AIDS in 2012

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kORe4 TIL during the Vietnam war, many American soldiers stationed in Japan went AWOL and fled to Sweden. Swedish PM Palme was vehemently against the war and promised that he would grant asylum to deserters.
v1MjL TIL Nasal decongestants works by narrowing the blood vessels in the nasal passages. Overusing them may cause congestion to get worse or it may improve but come back
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yQM5v TIL that DreamWorks had a music label from 1996-2006 and signed such artists as Papa Roach, Chris Rock, Rufus Wainwright, Elliott Smith, George Michael, and Nelly Furtado.
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