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TIL that during the Mexican-American War, nearly 90 percent of US Army deaths were due to infectious diseases, the highest of any US conflict

by whatilearned August 31, 2022, 7:44 pm

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What’s an unexpected cause for a lot of deaths?

by QuestionGuy August 24, 2022, 8:52 pm

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TIL about the Saskatoon freezing deaths of Indigenous Canadians

by whatilearned August 8, 2022, 4:04 am

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TIL that the Haber-Bosch process (involving formation of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen) that has led to a population boom over the past century, is also responsible for deaths of millions in the WWII. Additionally, almost 50% of the nitrogen found in human tissues originated from this process.

by whatilearned July 26, 2022, 7:07 am

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TIL a 2010 review of published cases stated “Numerous deaths have occurred after chiropractic manipulations. The risks of this treatment by far outweigh its benefit.”

by whatilearned July 20, 2022, 5:29 am

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TIL Disney forced hundreds of lemmings to their deaths, perpetuating the myth that lemmings are suicidal.

by whatilearned July 20, 2022, 5:23 am

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TIL that there is strong evidence the US sent residents back to the bikini atol post testing of nuclear weapons as it “affords the opportunity for a most valuable ecological radiation study on human beings …” the relocation resulted in many premature deaths and disabilities in newborns.

by whatilearned July 13, 2022, 4:14 pm

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TIL about Giulia Tofana, a woman living in 17th century Rome. She sold poison disguised as cosmetics to women who wanted to kill their husbands, and by the time she was caught and executed, had contributed to the deaths of over 600 men.

by whatilearned July 13, 2022, 3:03 am

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TIL that the American Association of Woodturners keep a running list of deaths due to patterning wood with high voltage sparks.

by whatilearned July 2, 2022, 10:08 pm

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TIL in a four year span, road debris caused more than 200,000 car crashes, resulting in approximately 39,000 injuries and more than 500 deaths in the US.

by whatilearned June 12, 2022, 4:23 pm

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TIL: An estimated 10% of all adult male robin deaths and 3% of female deaths are caused by other robins attacking them

by whatilearned June 6, 2022, 8:00 pm

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Hemmingway said “Every man has two deaths, when he is buried in the ground and the last time someone says his name” whats a anecdote about someone youve lost?

by QuestionGuy May 30, 2022, 6:25 pm

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