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TIL that men who had an immediate family member imprisoned during their childhood, are more likely to suffer a heart attack later in life.

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pB8N TIL Nutella and Ferrero Rocher chocolates are made by the same company.
4e9w TIL A German teen girl survived a 3km free fall after a plane crash and walked for 2 weeks through the rainforest to be saved by lumbermen, surviving only on a bag of sweets.
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