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TIL of a new birth control method for men that has had a 100% success rate in test subjects so far. Developed by an Indian doctor, it works similar to an ‘on off’ switch, and would afford countless families across the globe an incredibly cheap method to control the size of their families.

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b6RDQ TIL that the UK has a TV show called Gogglebox in which viewers watch people watching TV.
E1NjP TIL the animal with the smallest known brain-to-body mass ratio, generally considered to be an accurate approximation of intelligence, is called the "Bony-eared Assfish"
Wyk8 TIL that in 2004 Volvo unveiled a concept car “for women, by women” without a hood because “their target audience doesn’t need to look under the hood.”
Bgg0D TIL Arthur Wharton, born Ghana, 1865, became the 100 yard world record holder for 30 years, the world's first professional black soccer player, a cycling champion, a professional cricketer and then a professional rugby player. He died penniless in 1930 and was buried in an unmarked paupers grave.
mxeEP TIL: Puzzled for years, a French municipality finally offered a reward for the translation of “ROC AR B…DRE AR GRIO SE EVELOH AR VIRIONES BAOAVEL” and other 18th century markings on a person-sized stone often submerged until low tide. The deadline for submissions passed --no news of a breakthrough.