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TIL you could swim in a spent nuclear fuel pool without being harmed

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rN6XM TIL about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their role in driving up prescription drug prices in the United States
paxQ TIL there’s a mountain in Germany that has burned since 1688. The cause is still not totally known today.
0dXDN TIL that of the 5000 or so species of mammals on the planet only female humans have permanent breasts.
gw8A TIL a couple were in the process of adopting a 1 yr old intersexed child with both male & female genitalia. While still in foster care, the state allowed a sexual reassignment surgery on the child. They removed his penis & testicles. The child now identifies as male. His parents are suing the state.
nepKd TIL that sausages have been commonly referred to as "dogs" since the 1800s due to a belief that sausage makers used dog meat in their sausages. Consumption of dog meat was common in Germany up to the early 1900s so these suspicion was "occasionally justified".