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TIL of “RISUG”; a cheap, 100% effective contraceptive for men, that lasts for 8-10 years without side effects, but has yet to reach the public due to lack of funding and volunteers.

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rRdr1 TIL when Elvis Presley's debut single was first played on the local radio station, he was invited for an on-air interview. The DJ asked Elvis which high school he attended: a roundabout way of informing the audience of his race without actually asking the question
R7B7a TIL There is only one VC winner from WWII still alive and he is 100
78MKp TIL that during World War II, a Great Dane named Juliana was awarded two Blue Cross medals for extinguishing an incendiary bomb by urinating on it.
ZrDB TIL two con men sold a fake painting for €1.5 million, only to find out that all the money was counterfeit
wL4do TIL Police Academy actor Michael Winslow recorded sound effects for Back to the Future Part III including the sound of Marty's feet during the "moonwalk" sequence