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TIL that three suburban towns on eastern Long Island are seeing skyrocketing cancer rates. Meanwhile, breast cancer alone on all of Long Island is 13 to 18 times higher than the state average, and has been for decades.

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dkA9 TIL that “zip” from “zip code” stands for “Zone Improvement Plan”. It was implemented in 1963 as a means of streamlining the mailing system.
grr4L TIL Chan Da Ya, a mysterious cliff in China, reportedly lays perfectly round or oval stone eggs every 30 years.
nWx0Y TIL about the “Old Man of the Lake,” a 30-foot tall, 450 year old tree stump, most likely a hemlock, that has been bobbing vertically in Oregon's Crater Lake since at least 1896. Moving freely, it can be virtually anywhere on the lake, so boat captains commonly communicate its position for safety.
LkE6v TIL in Hitler's Germany, the government would give badges to "mothers who exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood, and who conceived and raised at least four or more children in the role of a parent". The highest class is a Gold Cross, for eligible mothers with eight or more children.
6rDX TIL Dam Son, the kid in the yearbook meme, grew up to be a respected theoretical physicist.