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TIL that the landscaping around a home is not just decorative but also serves to create a barrier to protect from possible lead exposure from deteriorating lead paint.

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JYn4v TIL That on September 11th, 1973, Salvador Allende, the first Marxist to be democratically elected to President of Chile, was overthown in a CIA-backed military coup; a 17 year-long US-backed military junta led by Augusto Pinochet followed, in which thousands of dissidents were persecuted.
loaQA TIL of Marcos Rodriguez Pantoja, a man who grew up in the wild amongst wolves from an early age until 19 years old. In 2018 he expressed he was disappointed with humanity and wished to return to the wild
Lklwv TIL London is the largest urban forest in the world: with more than 8 million trees - about one for every Londoner - the capital of the UK is literally classified as a forest in its own right.
Eddw TIL: A Nazi officer who saved many Poles and Jews during WWII was sent to a Soviet labour camp after the war- despite petition- until he died from the torture
wLkEP TIL Gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta's "Good Fellas" character was based on him) was put in the Federal Witness Program. However, after multiple relocations the Feds finally kicked him out because he kept getting drunk and telling his neighbors who he really was.