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VBGw8 TIL that during the 19th Century, "&" was taught as the 27th letter of the alphabet. The alphabet ended with "X, Y, Z, and per se and", but this became slurred over time until it just became "ampersand".
wLReW TIL- A massive nuclear disaster occurred in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico when a decommissioned radio therapy machine used for cancer treatment was disassembled by a cleaning crew. They then delivered the cobalt 60 to a junkyard which then used contaminated metal in construction projects around Mexico.
jXvp TIL There is a prevalent african myth that sex with a virgin will cure HIV/AIDS. Because of this, one million women and children are raped each year.
GAyx5 TIL The New York Times tech writer, David Pogue was given 1 of 4 iPhones to ever leave Apple [2007] and lost it in a taxicab
gMW5X TIL of the "World's Littlest Skyscraper" scam committed on Wichita Falls, Texas. The designer said the building would be 480 in height. Investors assumed it was 480 feet not 480 inches and soon realized they invested $200,000 in a 4 storey building. They lost in court and the builder kept the money.