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TIL that dietary imbalances are a far greater cause of cancer than chemical exposure

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vPwwL TIL the children's book The Iron Giant was based on was written by Ted Hughes, the husband of Sylvia Plath.
J1nQk TIL on January 23, 1556 a massive earthquake, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, struck Shaanxi, China, killing over 850,000 people. This is the most devastating earthquake in recorded history.
XEnmE TIL Learned that things emit radio waves (also known as millimeter wave) above certain temperature.
wLEO8 TIL researchers reported duplicating the glue that the sandcastle worms secrete and use to stick sand grains together underwater. They believe the glue to have applications as a biocompatible medical adhesive, for instance to repair shattered bones. For bone repair, it can replace pins and screws
Kk4G TIL Andrew Jackson’s pet parrot was thrown out of Jackson’s funeral for cursing too much