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TIL Despite its Famous Cafe Culture, Italy does Not Have a Single Coffee Farm

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d8xxd TIL Charles D Barger was gassed in WWI, received the Medal of Honor and a record 10 Purple Hearts, became a policeman after the war and was shot 5 times during a shootout. Later in life he was shot by a deputy and died from self-inflicted burn injuries sustained during a mental breakdown.
0vRp TIL that a 1000MW coal power plant puts 100x more radiation into the atmosphere than a nuclear power plant
dXOZ TIL the United States is the only developed country without mandated vacation time for workers.
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