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TIL after new laws banning the use of inmates in experiments was passed, pharmaceutical company Phizer tested the volatile antibiotic Trovan on dozens of Nigerian children. The tests left children dead, disabled, and resulted in a hefty out of court settlement between Pfizer and the Nigerian people.

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X0onP TIL of Cáin Adomnáin, dubbed "Europe's first human rights treaty". Created in the year 697, was a set of laws - which kings across Ireland and parts of Scotland mutually agreed to follow - that guaranteed the safety of non-combatants in warfare.
x9AD TIL 80% of the lottery winners file for bankruptcy within five years.
9DxX TIL Vending machines kill more people per year than sharks. Vending machines kill an average of 13 people a year, sharks 5.
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