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TIL the U.S. has a region nicknamed "Cancer Alley" where 150+ petrochemical plants operate. Cancer rates there are 53.33% higher than the national average.

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rNGd TIL on October 20, 1944, an above-ground natural gas storage tank began to leak. The gas eventually made its way into the sewers of Cleveland and eventually ignited, blowing manhole covers miles away and shooting flames up through the plumbing of homes. 130 people were killed.
wlpJ TIL that the average worker in the US would have to work 50% more hours to afford a home than a worker in 1950.
ewwb TIL there is an incredibly detailed replica of San Francisco made entirely of Jello
Wx8 TIL The adviser to Pope Benedict XVI on scandals of pedophile priests was busted for pedophilia.
j6gbp today I learned about the home children from the uk sent to australia and canada as indentured servants and abused