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TIL two Israeli soldiers received prison sentences after they posted a video of soldiers doing the Harlem Shake.

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MW9A TIL that indentured servants were so called because their contracts were cut in two along a jagged edge so both parties could prove authenticity later by fitting them together, and the cuts looked like they were bitten by teeth
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ZGQY TIL in 1994, the operational head of the U.S. Public Health Service was fired for saying masturbation should be encouraged in order to prevent people from engaging in riskier forms of sexual activity.
wL8E7 TIL that grapefruit juice can be fatal when taken with certain medications.
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