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TIL that They Used to Use Malaria to Treat Syphilis

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PYRWZ TIL Bangladesh is the most populous country to not win an Olympic medal with a population of 170 Million. Whereas San Marino is the least populous country to win an Olympic medal with a population of only 34 Thousand.
oBaBR TIL that adult luna moths do eat as they do not have a mouth or a digestive system. Their short, week long life as adults is spent entirely looking for a mate, running only off the fat reserves from the larval stage.
9wvrm TIL that the US' control of the Helium supply during the war, caused the Hindenburg to use Hydrogen (which is much more combustible) instead and indirectly contributed towards its demise.
QJ6rd TIL - The European space agency is building an extremely large telescope that they named “The Extremely Large Telescope”
5gxQ TIL that Queen Bee stingers are not barbed, and because of this they can sting repeatedly without dying.