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TIL a milk protein is used in the manufacturing of latex, which means most condoms are unsuitable for use by vegans.

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b9XYQ TIL that after Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933 - 1945) the US hasn't had a President who speaks fluently a second language.
D1eZv TIL Seattle's Space Needle is an example of Googie architecture, a type that flourished in the post WWII era and was parodied on The Jetsons. It was named for the West Hollywood Googie's Coffee Shop designed in 1949 by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright.
RkQ1 TIL that there is a belief that a person only needs water, air, and light to live. It is called a breatharian.
MeQm TIL Average teacher salary in Switzerland in 2010 was $112000 per year
5D7P TIL: Lou Pai a former Enron executive who cashed out $280 million in stock and left the company right before it collapsed, divorced his wife, married an exotic dancer, bought a ranch in Colorado for $12 million and later sold it for $60 million. He has never been charged with any criminal wrongdoing