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TIL cigarette butts can severely stunt the growth of plants by making the soil toxic

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ne8VW TIL a metastudy in 2017 with over 10k participants found that daily vitamin D doses reduced the chance of contracting respiratory infections by 19%
rNmQd TIL In 2019, the White Island Volcano erupted in New Zealand. A group of tourists were stood just metres from the rim of the crater when it exploded. Webcam images captured the moments before eruption and 22 died.
R57G4 TIL the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Public Health Service are home to their own uniformed service corps that are separate from the U.S. military.
11JO TIL that a popular slang in French for having your period is “Les Anglais ont debarqué”, or, “The English have landed”.
D5WJ TIL that a McDonald’s in Mount Annan, Sydney Austrailia has been playing classical music on purpose to force teenagers off of its premises at late night