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TIL in 1994, the U.S. Surgeon General was forced to resign after condoning the idea of teaching masturbation in schools to help prevent the spread of AIDS.

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01Bv TIL that creatine, the muscle building supplement, was found in a double-blind experiment to significantly increase cognitive function among vegans and vegetarians.
69erX TIL six percent of Americans will never visit a dentist
AQol TIL there are some women who remove their pinky toes in order to fit into high heels
mxjMP TIL one of Pedro Pascal's stunt doubles in The Mandalorian is Brendan Wayne; grandson of legendary western movie star John Wayne.
16DKV TIL that a chapter in Euclid's geometry received the name of "Bridge of Asses" - Pons Asorum - as it was the first challenging derivation of the book and would serve to separate capable and incapable reasoners