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TIL that Gonorrhea, the 3rd most common STD, is on the verge of becoming untreatable

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XErME TIL The Aral Sea, formerly the fourth largest lake in the world, has been drying up since the 1960's due to poor water management practices, so much so that the eastern basin is now called the Aralkum Desert, full of ghostly relics of rusting ships and decaying docks.
BrDPb TIL: A women bought one of those robocaller's "Car Extended Auto Warranties" so she could once and for all figure out who they were. Then she proceeded to file a class action lawsuit against the company for violating Do Not Call lists, the case is ongoing, FILED: APRIL 21, 2021 § 2:21-CV-09945.
mxOdP TIL that Danny Devito was an executive producer for Pulp Fiction
QN8AX TIL about Bo Gritz, a former US Army veteran who, in 1992, ran for president under the campaign slogan "God, Guns, and Gritz."
XE4bP TIL: In 1696, William III introduced a tax which required those living in houses with more than 6 windows to pay a levy.To avoid this, house owners would brick up all windows except 6. As the bricked-up windows prevented rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was known as daylight robbery.