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TIL the day after Memorial Day starts the "100 Deadliest Days" for teen drivers, where fatal accidents involving teen drivers increase by 15% compared to the rest of the year

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4Xn8N TIL that while pencil cores have never been made of lead, lead poising from pencils was not uncommon. Until recently, paint on the outside of pencils contained high levels of lead that was ingested when people sucked or chewed on their pencils.
0wbaL TIL that California trains and employs prisoners to fight fires, but then bans them from getting the license they need to become full-time firefighters after they are released.
Me6oA TIL that not all people have an inner dialogue/monologue .
4XGBo TIL The Herpes Virus is being used to treat Cancer. A modified form of Herpes is already FDA approved to treat melanoma.
bJ74 TIL the original Constitution does not contain the words God, Jesus, Lord, Slave, or Slavery.