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TIL during World War II, Japan bombed China with fleas infected with Bubonic Plague

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aw190 TIL that the paper used in store receipts contains high levels of BPA, a toxic, cancer-causing chemical that can be absorbed through the skin.
7rM TIL: That the Nike Slogan “Just do it” was inspired by someone on death row about to die.
R7Z1w TIL of Glennon Engelmann, the "Killer Driller." A dentist by trade, Englemann was a serial killer who conspired with his dental assistants and ex-wife to kill their husbands in elaborate ways. Englemann would then take a portion of the insurance payout.
b9ja7 TIL cavemen didn’t live in caves. But the only places where their culture survived the centuries are caves.
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