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TIL that botulism in a dented can of canned black olives killed 18 people in Ohio heralding the emergence of food safety regulation.

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9YeQ7 TIL Austria does not usually allow dual citizenship but they made a special exception for Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1983 when he became U.S. citizen
nWEvG TIL that the world's second most expensive building is The Clock Towers complex in Mecca, which had a total construction cost of 15 billion USD. It was built by the Saudi Binladin Group, whose founder is the father of Osama Bin Laden. Construction began in 2002, and opened in 2012
OGkXY TIL that the cast of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was barely paid for the work they did.
ybKp TIL civil rights Latino leader Cesar Chavez fought illegal immigration throughout his career because it undermined US workers with a constant supply of cheap labour that was not likely to complain or protest when exploited
1aR0d TIL that WW1 was referred to as "The war to end all wars." Since it's end 100 years ago to the day, there have been a total of at least 224 separate wars around the world. Resulting in a total of around 67,380,966 deaths.