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TIL 40% of HPV related cancers occur in men.

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BbAL TIL of Theophrastus Phillipus Auroleus Bombastus von Hohenheim, a physician from the 15th century who said “All things are poisonous and nothing is without poison; only the dose makes a thing not poisonous”. He is regarded as the father of toxicology.
VMDQ0 TIL that The Church of Scientology surreptitiously started to take over the Clearwater downtown in 1975 with plans to take over the entire city. Presently they own almost all the buildings(almost 200) in the downtown area apart from a presbyterian church, a few govt buildings and condos.
GxG4 TIL Disney considered creating a park called “Shadowland” or “Dark Kingdom” dedicated to villains.
17Yr TIL there is a disease IRL that can cause your nails to grow long, your teeth to sharpen like fangs and your skin to turn pale and easily bruise and scab in the sunlight…much like a vampire.
P189E TIL US zip codes begin with zeroes at the eastern part of the country, to nines on the west coast.