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TIL of Thomas J. Midgley, creator of leaded gas and chlorofluorocarbons, now considered one of history's most dangerous inventors.

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wnyM TIL the five worst cities in the US for air pollution are all in California
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1nZP TIL in World War II the United States air-dropped thousands of leaflets over 35 Japanese cities, including Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which warned citizens that “some or all of the cities … will be destroyed by American bombs” and to “evacuate the cities named and save your lives.”
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