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TIL that when US presidents travel, their poops are collected and protected to avoid analysis which can detect what they ate or whether they have medical conditions.

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Qagk TIL Tesla Motors publicly releases their patents to encourage competition and the advancement of electric vehicle technology.
69XPY TIL that the city council of the 2.5 square mile city of Bell in Los Angeles fraudulently paid themselves the highest salaries for the positions in the country, over $750k per year, largely set up via a voter fraud scheme to remove salary caps.
KAVG TIL that 60 years ago today, virologist Jonas Salk announced the first successful testing of a vaccine for Polio.
4kBBw TIL the fastest speed limit in North and South America is 85 mph (136.8 kph) on a 41-mile stretch of toll road, Texas State Highway 130, between SH 45 (South of Austin, Texas) and I-10 (East of Seguin, TX).
5VeMn TIL: Operación Milagro - The Cuban international medical aid program for treating eye problems, which has cured over 3 million people around the world