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TIL that between 1999 and 2008, 834 people died in Laos from American bombs left unexploded after the Vietnam War.

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d85bQ TIL On 22 May 2016, a 34-year-old woman in Madrid, Spain, was charged under Article 37 of the Citizen Safety Law for carrying a bag displaying the acronym "ACAB" accompanied by the words "All Cats Are Beautiful". The charges were dropped 3 days later.
kOO7e TIL advice given to avoid alcohol while taking antibiotics was for moral reasons, not pharmacological.
78rGM TIL in the Electric Light Orchestra song, Standin' in the Rain, the string instruments at 1:07 are playing a staccato rhythm that spells out E-L-O in Morse code.
Evop TIL that childhood trauma is directly linked to sickness in adult years, and that it is much more common than originally thought
GYeK5 TIL that the music video of the song "The Reason" by Hoobastank, is actually supposed to simulate the band members robbing a store. The car crash shown at the start is a diversion.