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TIL That Chinese Tourists got so bad the government stepped in and published a How to Guide in order to avoid embarrassment. One of the tips was "Don’t spit phlegm or gum, throw litter, urinate or defecate wherever you feel like it."

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aldb TIL Kal Penn (Kumar from Harold & Kumar) who currently plays the White House Press Secretary on Designated Survivor was the actual Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement.
oB8E TIL that in 1940, scientists concluded that consumption of ice cream was the leading cause of the polio epidemic, solely based on the stats that there were more cases of polio in the summer, which was also when children ate the most ice cream.
OJ71 TIL In 1932 the US Public Health Service conducted a study involving roughly 400 African American men who had contracted syphilis. The men participated in exams meant to study the long term effects of untreated syphilis. They were never given proper treatment and the study continued for 40 years.
epAPb TIL that figure skating and ice hockey were featured events at the 1920 Summer Olympics. At the 1921 Olympic Congress though, it was decided that a Winter Olympics would be created for these events and for snow and ice sports which would have been logistically impossible to hold during the summer.
LQQ4Z TIL that Singing Cowboy Gene Autry is the only person to have a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for all 5 of the categories they honor: Radio, Television, Recording, Motion Pictures and Live Performance.