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TIL that white people have a higher likelihood of developing skin cancer compared to black people.

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0d8ZN TIL Hershey's Ice Cream is unaffiliated with the Hershey's candy corporation, despite both being founded in the same city during the same year. There has been multiple lawsuits between the two, with Hershey's Ice Cream having to add a disclaimer that it's not related to Hershey's chocolate.
9wvE6 TIL Yamaha has been one of the leading piano manufacturers since the 1950's. They began building engines for propellors and airplanes during World War II. After the war, Yamaha used the new technology to build their first motorcycle engine, thus introducing Yamaha Motors to Yamaha Music.
M76kB TIL Longinus, the man who is traditionally identified with stabbing Jesus in his side, is a saint. The lance he used to pierce Jesus with is usually called the Holy Lance. The act is also said to have made the last of the Five Holy Wounds of Christ.
OR5R TIL: A Chinese farmer studied law for 16 years’ to defeat a corporation dumping hazardous chemical waste near his land
ADx9a TIL of Pālītāṇā in India which, with a population of nearly 65,000, became the world’s first legally Vegetarian city in 2014.