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TIL Minnesota’s program for “sexual psychopaths” has never fully released a patient in its 21-year history, essentially constituting a life sentence.

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yj7V TIL Plain Soap is as Good as Antibacterial Soap at Killing Bacteria
jNxrE TIL that the first female state senator elected in the United States was a Mormon polygamous wife who ran against and defeated her own husband.
7rP9b TIL that the SR71 Blackbird (fastest plane ever) used to covertly spy on the Soviet Union during the cold war, was built from Titanium that the US anonymously bought from Russia.
OG8kY TIL that the Amazon River got its name from the Amazons of Ancient Greek Myths, due to an encounter with natives which took place in 1541
X01AE TIL an experimental investment portfolio was created comprised of the opposite of Jim Cramer's, host of CNBC's Mad Money, stocks picks. This portfolio has had such a large yield return since its inception in January 2021, that it is considered a novelty investment strategy.