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TIL that people who attempted suicide are at a higher risk of dying from a cardiovascular disease

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VM5MQ TIL Villagers were often surprised to see Hong Kong governor Murray MacLehose in remote areas, asking how things were and clearing up rubbish on their beaches. The Chinese government invited him to visit Beijing in 1979, making his the first official visit by a governor since 1949
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