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TIL that 112 people died during the construction of the Hoover Dam, and the last documented fatality was the son of the first documented fatality

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mQJY TIL that Chinese dissident and journalist Shi Tao was jailed for over 8 years after Yahoo! China facilitated his arrest by providing his personal details to the Chinese government.
neONG TIL that only 5.5% of participants responded “yes” to the question: “Is sugar added to cigarettes?”, and only 3.8% of participants indicated being aware that added sugar increases toxins in cigarette smoke.
DQXPJ TIL that Greek god Dionysus was born from a virgin, around the winter solstice, turned water into wine and supposedly drinking his blood would offer immortality
LQ60m TIL some states have "Dead red" laws, which, if you're on a motorcycle or moped that is too light or not large enough to trip the sensor that changes the light from red to green, you're legally allowed to run the red light after waiting a reasonable amount of time.
aKNZ TIL school teachers have been using red ink to correct assignments for at least 3900 years