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TIL One million working-age men died due to the economic shock of mass privatisation policies following the break up of the Soviet Union.

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N7B8Q TIL, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame has never done cocaine and stopped doing drugs at 20.
jmRN TIL that in 2016, the iconic Vietnamese “Napalm Girl” received over 50 laser treatments on her “4th degree” burns that greatly reduced her pain and softened her skin after 45 years of suffering. The treatment was provided free-of-charge.
1aMPX TIL there is a mine in Canada with enough arsenic to kill every human on the planet.
RWN7 TIL that Canadian engineers wear a ring to remind them of the seriousness of their profession.
b9mv9 TIL that Alexei Leonov, the first human to perform a spacewalk, was unable to re-enter his craft due to his spacesuit inflating, creating immobility in his joints. He entered the airlock after depressurising the suit to critical safety levels.