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TIL in 2009 The World Cancer Research Fund warned parents against feeding their children too many ham sandwiches due to the risk of bowel cancer from the processed meat

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E1QLW TIL it is likely that dog’s smile because they have observed humans doing it, and we condition them to smile by giving them treats and snuggles when they look happy. They’re basically brown-nosing us.
o0ko TIL that Marvel had a female Villan Named Asbestos Lady, who set fires and wore clothes covered in it to proctect her, and later got cancer due to her exposure.
yXle TIL in 1945 a group of Soviet school children presented a US Ambassador with a carved US Seal as a gesture of friendship. It hung in his office for 7 years before discovering it contained a listening device.
D1dKV TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.
X06KQ TIL you need a license to play golf in Belgium and The Netherlands