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TIL in 1994, the Surgeon General of the U.S. was fired for saying masturbation is “part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught.”

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KOvNw TIL that not only there are three different types of Scotch blue tape, but also they have different "clean removal" time, e.g. blue tape #2090 has 14 days for clean removal, etc.
pYRoA TIL measles destroys your immune system's memory. Most deaths are from other secondary infections.
kJK5 TIL that Mark Twain appeared on film only once. The footage was shot by Thomas Edison in 1909, a year before Twain’s death. In addition, there exists no recording of Twain’s voice.
QJK4M TIL that 60% of the geysers on Earth are in Yellowstone Park.
kLK5 TIL there is an island in Norway that lies at 68° north - well within the Arctic circle - that has an extreme temperature anomaly. Summers are warm and winter temperatures rarely pass below the freezing point.