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TIL: Roller coasters were invented to distract American people from immorality of taverns, gambling and dancing halls, and brothels

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BrMDD TIL the Norwegian Department of Health will send condoms (including strawberry flavoured ones) to any Norwegian address for free
PAaw TIL a man claiming to be a 500-year-old vampire was arrested in 2011 after attacking a woman. During his arrest, he shouted at the pursuing officers that he “didn’t want to have to feed on humans”.
Bg70b TIL People who have exposure to coal particles can contract 'Miners Lung' when the coal in the air is aspirated into the lungs
e0RgD TIL That when humans lose weight 80% of the fat is exhaled through the lungs.
j7RQ TIL that in 2013 a Chinese woman went on trial for murder after she squeezed a shopkeepers testicles so hard that he died.