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TIL that homosexuals are not allowed to donate blood in Canada, the United States, Germany, and many other countries

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PWGO TIL Portugal decriminalised the possession of all drugs for personal use in 2001. The reality is that Portugal’s drug situation has improved. Most notably, HIV infections and drug-related deaths have decreased, while the dramatic rise in use feared by some has failed to materialize.
ZwJR TIL that the San Francisco Fog has a twitter account and its name is Karl
Bwmd TIL Milton Hershey being unable to have children founded the Milton Hershey School for orphans in 1909. He donated 30% of all future Hershey profits. It now has 7 billion in assets, and continues to serve orphans in financial need. Milton also prohibited it’s use in any advertising.
ooGW TIL Netscape Navigator isn’t dead - it’s code was open sourced, improved and expanded upon, and is now known as Mozilla Firefox.
4lk6 TIL Illegal coal mining activities in Mongolia, and the intense use of coal burned on simple stoves has turned a region of Mongolia once famed for its blue skies into one of the world’s most polluted