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TIL There is only 1 reported death from radiation at Fukushima, but over 1600 reported deaths from "evacuation stress" such as suicide and health access.

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NWxN TIL The song “La Cucaracha” Is about Cockroaches, Marijuana and Death.
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BBkD TIL a 1945 issue of IMPACT magazine showed what the firebombing of Japan would have looked like if equivalent American cities were bombed.
jNVXN TIL that there used to be a polar bear at the tower of london which was fed by putting a leash on it and letting it fish in the thames
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