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TIL in the 1920s, a man falsely claiming to be a doctor implanted goat testicles into people across the US as a cure for all diseases. He was condemned by the AMA and media, but ran for governor of Kansas in 1930, narrowly losing after thousands of votes for him were questionably disqualified.

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9KvB TIL synovial fluid found in human joints is one of the most slipperiest substances known to man (more slippery than Teflon)
VvPk TIL that a man quit his job to test a theory that if you deliberately practice something for 10,000 hours you can become an overachiever in any field. He is now a 4 handicap and 3 off becoming a PGA Tour Professional Golfer, having never played prior to this project.
0wDR5 TIL that in 1915 a man by the excellent of name Cecil Chubb went to an auction to buy some furniture for his wife. He came back as the owner of Stonehenge for £6600. According to local legend, his wife would’ve rather had the furniture.
EgeZd TIL That Buzz Aldrin took Communion on the moon
kOAN4 TIL The Olympic flag's colors are always red, black, blue, green, and yellow rings on a field of white. This is because at least one of those colors appears on the flag of every nation on the planet.