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TIL Lead makes humans sick because the body confuses it with calcium

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m1KRv TIL that during World War II, Gnr. Gilbert Bradley exchanged hundreds of letters with his sweetheart, known only as "G." Found after Bradley's death in 2008, the letters uncovered a forbidden love affair between two men at a time when homosexuality was illegal and a capital crime in the military.
5V8rk TIL Hulk Hogan claimed in his autobiography that he once wrestled 400 days in a year because of his frequent trips back and forth from the USA and Japan
V6DG TIL when Nestlé declined an offer to watch his film about the exploitation of African children to harvest chocolate, director Miki Mistrati set up a large screen next to their headquarters and played it there.
P1egO TIL L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, attacked Mexico during World War II
9r17 TIL cats may spend as much as half of their waking hours licking themselves and those they care about.