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TIL: NDMA (N-Nitrosodimethylamine) is a cancer causing ingredient put into a lot of products which show up on the USA's FDA recall list. Everything from medication to supplements and water have been found to contain NDMA, most recently listed Metformin Hydrochloride, Anti-diabetic medication.

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9YRxD TIL that in 1954, the French was soundly defeated by the Vietnamese at Dien Bien Phu. That was the first time a non-European colony defeated a modern Western occupier in a pitched battle. The victory then fuelled the independence movements in other colonies, like Algeria
LkLQ0 TIL Guinness records are set by people who apply for them, the company doesn't "seek out" new potential record holders
ADAZx TIL that 1/6th of the worlds population died in the An Lushan Rebellion between 755 to 763
QNM6k TIL that Charlie Chaplin's speech in The Great Dictator was initially criticized as too political, and he was later investigated by J Edgar Hoover for his political leanings.
bkYN TIL the Fibonacci Sequence was described by an Indian mathematician ~1200 years before Fibonacci wrote of it