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TIL that lucky-fish-shaped lumps of iron are reducing cases of Anemia in Cambodian communities suffering from poor diet.

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E6eo TIL: Nancy Grace embellished the story of her college fiance’s 1979 murder as a way to better support her image
xVx9D TIL: 44 US states have libraries with 4.5" telescopes to loan out for free
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nvbd TIL that the Danish word for “Cruise Control” is “Fartpilot.”