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TIL Nazi Germany ran the first national anti-smoking campaign and in 1939, German scientist Franz Müller presented the first epidemiological study linking tobacco use and cancer.

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d8Pdd TIL that in 1820, an 80-ton sperm whale attacked and sank the Essex (a whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts). The tragedy attracted international attention, and inspired Herman Melville to write his famous 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
LkeLr TIL That the Black Eyed Peas song "Lets Get it Started" is a reworked version their previous song "Lets Get Retarded" which would absolutely not fly today.
Zplao TIL that two US Presidents were citizens of the confederacy, John Tyler and Woodrow Wilson
weRE TIL The 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” was financed by the Quaker Oats Company to promote their new candy: The Wonka Bar
R5xR1 TIL there are over 60 countries that have never won a single Summer Olympic medal. There are further 40 countries that have never won a single Gold medal.