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TIL Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia infection rates are at their highest level since the CDC began keeping track of chlamydia cases in 1984.

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78WDr TIL that Barabbas, the man the Bible claims was chosen to be spared from crucifixion over Jesus, is said in early writings to have also had the first name Jesus, with Barabbas meaning Son of (Bar) the father (Abba).
QL8k TIL Portugal decriminalized prosecuting all drug users in 2001 but those same drugs are still listed as illegal because “Otherwise we would have gotten into trouble with the UN”
epAA6 TIL that the 9/11 attacks cost Cantor Fitzgerald 658 employees. The CEO, who that day was driving his kid to school, eventually gave the families $180 million and promised employment to all the victims' kids. As of 2016, Cantor Fitzgerald employed 57 of the kids.
0dgB1 TIL the name of Mitsubishi Pajero in South America and Spain is Mitsubishi Montero. This is because the term “pajero” is considered derogatory in Spanish, meaning “wanker”.
7rpmX TIL the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain" originally intended to star Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix but both actors were uncomfortable with the film's sex scenes and declined the parts.