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TIL that opium production in Afghanistan increased following the US invasion in October 2001

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xVlZw TIL that in 2013, a girl survived a Plane Crash, only to be run over and killed by a responding fire truck.
MNw8 TIL Saudi Arabia promotes practice of marriage between close relatives which has produced high level of several genetic disorder including thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, spinal muscular atrophy, deafness and muteness.
VGPp TIL that 82% of Americans want warning labels on GMO foods. The same study revealed that 80% of Americans want warning labels on foods that contain DNA. [pdf warning]
X0enE TIL Canadian country/pop singer Shania Twain is the only female artist in history to have three consecutive albums certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); one of those albums - Come On Over - has been certified Double Diamond.
4kpKR TIL : Spiro Agnew was the highest US official to receive a felony