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TIL that the air in Europe is more radioactive. It's a health hazard and it's the second cause of lung cancer

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e0PMb TIL The man believed to be the richest drug lord of all time died while getting plastic surgery to alter his appearance. The two surgeons that performed the procedure were later found dead, encased in concrete inside steel drums, with their bodies showing signs of torture
4Yga TIL spiders can’t chew or swallow, so they inject poison into their prey which turns the insides of insect to a watery goop and spider just suck it up.
nWJ07 TIL that regular cannabis use in genetically predisposed or at-risk populations, leads to earlier diagnosis of psychosis/schizophrenia
lJp5 TIL that a woman, hired by Dyncorp to crackdown on forced prostitution on behalf of the UN, discovered that the UN police were the main perpetrators of forced prostitution and was later fired.
e0GKk TIL of the 67 people who have served as President of Bolivia, 13 (19%) died by tragic means. 5 died in office, 3 by assassination and 2 of the 5 who died were suspected assassinations. A further 8 former presidents were assassinated in various ways after leaving office.