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TIL Quaker Oats fed disabled children radioactive oatmeal

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ENvX TIL that one of Russia’s most popular ‘90s TV shows challenged contestants to steal a car. If they could evade police for 35 minutes, they got to keep it. The show was pulled after being linked to a rise in car thefts.
GYNwJ TIL that in 1988 the Australian Parliament "borrowed" the original copy of the Australian Constitution from Britain (it was originally a British Act of Parliament) and simply never gave it back.
0V8R TIL that fire burns in a sphere without gravity to stoke it
kPOe TIL Lynyrd Skynyrd is distancing themselves from the Conderate flag (losing a few fans in the process).
6PRX TIL That When the withdrawal method is correctly and consistently used, it successfully prevents pregnancy 96 percent of the time. This compares to the 98 percent success rate achieved by condom usage.