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TIL Flibanserin (which is also known as 'female Viagra') was originally developed as an antidepressant, before being repurposed for the treatment of sexual desire disorders.

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n5B7 TIL some hotels have sensors in the mini-bar that automatically charge you if an item is moved, even if you never intended to consume it
d6aE TIL Max Martin, a 43-year-old Swede, has co-written more #1 singles than anyone since the Beatles. His credits include “I Want It That Way”, “Oops!… I Did It Again”, “It’s My Life”, “Since U Been Gone”, “I Kissed a Girl”, “Shake It Off”, and much more.
Va9m TIL there’s a hotel in Japan staffed by robots. The check-in desk is an animatronic velociraptor.
JGDk TIL the Columbian army had a pop singer record a song with Morse Code hidden in the chorus so their soldiers in FARC rebel camps would know to expect a rescue attempt. They knew the rebels listened to a particular radio station and they had the DJ play it repeatedly
QY1M TIL that peeling scotch tape in vacum generates enough x-ray to image a human finger