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TIL that condoms have been used to protect scientific samples from the environment, and to waterproof microphones for underwater recording

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0aOj TIL that a 61 Year Old Farmer, Cliff Young won a Sydney-to-Melbourne (875 kilometers) endurance race because he ran throughout the night while the younger ‘professional’ athletes slept.
1aRwD TIL The orange carrot was first cultivated in the Netherlands in the 16th century. Prior to this, all carrots known to the world were white, yellow and purple varieties.
69V0Q TIL: The outflow from Amazon River could fill 83 Olympic sized swimming pools per second.
v1Xm8 TIL that a convicted murderer swore an affidavit that an innocent man was behind bars for a crime the murderer committed, and that affidavit sat in a safe for 26 years due to the sanctity of attorney-client privilege
GAGmG TIL of Balkan sworn virgins - People born as women who took a vow of chastity in order to be considered men