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TIL Pablo Escobar offered to pay off Columbia’s $10 billion foreign debt in order to avoid prosecution

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6EdQZ TIL that tilapia fish skin is used to treat burn injuries, proving to be a cheaper and cleaner alternative to skin grafts and gauze.
GA1KE TIL Scientists have tried to answer the question "Where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?" and discovered they have a half life of 81 days.
5YrYP TIL Diarrhea kills more children than AIDS, malaria, and measles combined with a grand total of 2,195 children every day or 760,000 children a year.
0BrA TIL: Nixon sent champagne and a note saying “Justice ultimately prevails” to Mark Felt after he was pardoned by Reagan. 30 years later, it was revealed Mark Felt was “Deep Throat” who helped bring the Watergate cover-up to light.
xVEoD TIL - An American woman lost all her teeth due to fluoride poisoning from tea. She'd been having a pitcher of ice tea made with 100-150 bags every day for 17 years.