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TIL: Condoms are NOT effective against HPV or Herpes

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N785M TIL: Rosemary Kennedy (younger sister of John and Robert) was lobotomised at 23 to deal with mood swings and erratic behaviour. Her mother was informed of this decision after the procedure had taken place.
DRlg TIL the designer of the Porsche 911, Butzi Porsche, was kicked out of industrial design school in his first year for apparent lack of talent. When he went to work for his father at Porsche, the company’s design director rejected his ideas, so he had the 911 prototype built by an outside contractor.
yQewM TIL that in 2016, Kanye was busted pirating editing software from torrent site Pirate Bay.
jmPj TIL that “Himalayan” salt is actually mined in the Punjabi foothills of Pakistan, about 160 mi away from the mountain range. Also the pink color is caused by iron oxide aka rust. So a more accurate name would be Punjabi rust salt.
v0Vr TIL that Wikipedia Zero - which allows users in poor countries access to Wikipedia articles without data charges - operates in 61 countries, and helps over 400 million people