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TIL of Barb Tarbox, a Canadian anti-smoking activist who, despite trying to quit, and even after being diagnosed with cancer, continued to smoke until her death in 2003

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oB5aK TIL that after the Disney/Pixar animated film “Ratatouille” was released, demand for rats as pets surged by as much as 50%
e0ypk TIL a lord mayor of London had a glass box built so that he would not catch the plague.
1abkP TIL that there are 46 prescription drugs that can cause drug-induced Lupus symptoms.
MeJ98 TIL Belgium closed its last coal power station in 2016...
8aldV TIL the US Army does not keep any record of "confirmed kills". Servicemen routinely report successful hits to their superiors and personally keep track.