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TIL that the 1918 influenza pandemic killed more people of India than WWI killed globally.

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R5RA7 TIL about Safe Haven Boxes. An anonymous drop off for newborns, preventing them from abandonment.
0D0y TIL that if Apple finds an underage worker in a factory of a supplier, They make the supplier return the child to their home, pay for their education, and pay for their basic needs until they are of working age. They also must offer them re-employment.
oB7A TIL Nicholas Cage once woke up in the middle of the night to find a naked man eating a Fudgesicle in front of his bed.
nWEGB TIL The publication of "Structure of Scientific Revolutions" in 1962 by Thomas S. Kuhn was a landmark event in the history, philosophy, and sociology of science
nWvMo TIL during sling load operations with helicopters, a dangerous amount of static can build up on the airframe so one of the loaders has to use a discharge wand hooked to a grounding stake or they will receive a fatal electric shock.