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TIL that the peace sign originated from a combination of flag signals for the letters N and D, standing for "Nuclear Disarment"

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kOxK4 TIL that the Great Smog of London killed in only 4 days, 4.000 people, made 150.000 people ill and killed 8.000 additional people in the months that followed of related diseases whereas in the Chernobyl disaster 31 people died and an additional 4.000 died of related diseases.
jlJX TIL Officially know as the first famous bodybuilder and the father of modern bodybuilding, Eugene Sandow, born in 1867, immediately became a phenomenon with his unprecedented combination of muscle quality and strength. His beautifully symmetrical and densely muscular physique made him famous.
AE9d TIL there is a species of fungus called “Spongiforma squarepantsii” named after the character “SpongeBob SquarePants”
KdPB TIL Germany only finished paying off the reparations imposed after WWI on October 3, 2010.
jeBv TIL Students that binge drink are happier than those that don’t.