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TIL that a new type of condom additive was approved for mass production in Australia that could kill STDs, including HIV and herpes

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R7Rkl TIL Florida has almost twice as many boating accidents as the next highest state(California) which has about twice as many as the third highest (New York)
VBoaG TIL that the commonly repeated stat that "70% of lottery winners go bankrupt in 7 years" is completely false - the stat was made up by someone in a panel discussion and is completely unverifiable but has been recirculated and recited in countless articles since then.
pY70N TIL about The Guatemalan Syphilis Experiment was a medical experiment conducted by the United States government from 1946 to 1948, which involved intentionally infecting Guatemalan prisoners, soldiers, and mental health patients with syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases without their con
wM5Y TIL The Australian Thorny Devil can drink water by standing in a puddle, directing water up along its skin to the corners of its mouth.
neDmY TIL the USPS mistook a Las Vegas replica for the real Statue of Liberty when creating the Lady Liberty "forever" stamp in 2010, resulting in a $3.5m payout to the replica's sculptor for violating his copyright.