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TIL that They Used to Use Malaria to Treat Syphilis

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p8Mp4 TIL I learned that soldier Desmond Doss saved 75 people during WWII without ever carrying a weapon. He did this because of his devout religious beliefs and was given the Medal of Honor for his actions.
Vmj4 TIL: A Times Square club was fined $20,000 for barring non-Korean patrons
X09rQ TIL Kevin O’Leary, known from Dragons’ Den, isn’t a billionaire but a master self-promoter. He sold a software company to Mattel in a $4B deal that later flopped, ran underperforming investment funds, and faced lawsuits. Critics say he’s better at branding than business
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