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TIL that the FBI classified an MIT doctoral candidate's research on animal rights as a threat to national security

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6E6P7 TIL 1,035 professional journalists have been killed in the past 15 years. Syria and Mexico are the deadliest countries for reporters.
mx8BO TIL American wine under 7% alcohol must display nutritional information, but wine above 7% alcohol does not have to
moXy TIL - Evolutionary psychologists suggest that rounded buttocks may have evolved as a desirable trait because they provide a visual indication of the woman’s youth and fertility. They signal the presence of estrogen and the presence of sufficient fat stores for pregnancy and lactation.
eplQb TIL - The Bosozoku Biker Girl Gangs are violent Japanese outlaws, whose first members were former kamikaze pilots. Their motorcycles are flashy with loud pipes and they are frequently chased by police.
5BxB TIL that Nazi Germany was the first nation to have an anti-smoking campaign, because the link between lung cancer and smoking was discovered by German doctors.