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TIL Europeans used to think tomatoes were poisonous because the acid in the tomato caused their pewter plates to leak lead into their food

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4dyR TIL there was a study published conclusively linking the return of veterans and an increase of domestic terrorism from white supremacy groups. It has since been pulled due to pressure from FOX News, the American Legion and other conservative groups.
a8gro TIL although chopsticks have supplanted spoons for eating rice in China and Japan, Korean people continue to use spoons to eat rice and alternate back and forth with chopsticks during a meal
BM7W TIL it is the 105th anniversary of the Tunguska Event - the largest “impact event” on or near Earth in recorded history, and had scientists confused for many years.
D1RMp TIL The widowhood effect is the increase in the probability of a person dying a relatively short time after their long-time spouse has died. The pattern indicates a sharp increase in risk of death for the widower, particularly, in the three months closest thereafter the death of the spouse.
or1W TIL Pakistan is the third largest English speaking country by population, behind India and the US, with around 49% of the population speaking English