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TIL that Nestlé promoted breast milk subsitutes in developing countries which lead to the death of infants

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ZQ8D TIL Russia has a retirement age of 55 for Women and 60 for Men.
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BgveW TIL Sam White, a Virginia Civil War collector, was killed in 2008 when a 140 year old high explosive cannonball he was restoring detonated in his driveway. The explosion was powerful enough to send chunks of shrapnel up to 1/4 mile away. There were 18 more cannonballs in his driveway at the time.
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