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TIL Between 1973 and 1980, about 1000 cases of bismuth-related neurotoxicity were reported in France, resulting in a ban on bismuth compounds.

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9w0jm TIL that since the 1st Thanksgiving and 1900, MORE than 9 million 300 thousand members of 1st Nations (Native Americans), have been victims of genocide at the hands of the US Government.
wLreP TIL that the term “spook” was a popular slur for black people during WII. Its use was especially prevalent in the military. Nazi Germany’s Air Force was called the “Luftwaffe” so some people referred to the African-American Tuskegee Airmen as the “Spookwaffe”, including the pilots themselves.
vRDR TIL That Islam Allows abortions during the first trimester, or if the baby may cause a treat to the mothers life as life is valued more than the fetus.
Nlb6 TIL titanium can osseointegrate, which means that it can fuse with bones and is one of the reasons why it is used extensively in biomedical implants
nroG TIL That the first day of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving will only ever coincide once in all of human history, and that it is this year.