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TIL that Nazis presented the first epidemiological study linking tobacco use and cancer and launched the first and most broadly reaching anti-smoking campaign of modern times.

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7r7bb TIL although the actual size of most mammals – including humans – is mostly set from birth, there are many other animals, such as fish, amphibians, lizards, and snakes which are known as "indeterminate growers." They never stop growing.
l85K TIL Judy Garland received $35 a week for her role in the Wizard of Oz. Toto, the famous dog, received $125.
k0Xe TIL While playing a game of Chess in France, Benjamin Franklin took his opponent’s King after she inadvertently put it in check. When she said, “Ah, we don’t take kings so” Franklin replied, “We do in America.”
b6p44 TIL the average Black American has roughly 1/4 European ancestry
pKB8 TIL customer service reps can see what you’re typing before you hit send.