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BgW0r Til| Coal power plants give off more radiation than nuclear power plants.
1XAD TIL on April 8th, 1999, major US food companies met to discuss the impact of their products on people’s health. A proactive strategy was rejected, as they concluded that reducing salt, sugar and fat for the purpose of public health had the potential to decrease palatability and profitability.
69L6w TIL that Shalom aleichem is the Hebrew version of As-salamu alaykum, with both rooted in a shared Semitic origin meaning 'peace.' While 'shalom' emphasizes harmony and completeness in Judaism, 'salam' reflects peace through submission to God's will in Islam.
X0A68 TIL In 1929, the author of Peter Pan gave the copyrights to the books to Great Ormond Street Hospital. In 1988, the hospital was given unique right to the royalties from Peter Pan in the UK for perpetuity.
1XNW TIL a hacker was able to recreate the fingerprint of the German Defense Minister from a photograph. This is the same hacker who defeated Apple’s thumbprint verification within 24 hours of the release of the iPhone 5S.