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TIL Agent 47’s barcode is a real barcode for a bag to store dildos.

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X0Kok TIL a high ranking and knighted British politician was a member of a pro-paedophila activist group. Despite this and other scandals, his knighthood was never revoked.
WbvX TIL that smallpox eradication by vaccination campaign lead by late Dr Henderon saved more lives to date than we had lost in all wars combined
GYvXJ TIL that LGBT folks in China, Macau, Hong Kong, and Taiwan refer to each other as 同志 (tóngzhì), meaning "comrade"
N7Vr6 TIL that Diphenhydramine, sold under brand names Benadryl, Nytol, ZZZQuil, Unisom, and others can cause extremely realistic hallucinations and confusion at high doses. Most users report hallucinations of spiders, conversations with people that aren't there, and a lingering impending sense of doom.
VMLP8 TIL that the Olympic flag's colors are always red, black, blue, green, and yellow rings on a field of white. This is because at least one of those colors appears on the flag of every nation on the planet.