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TIL, Bayer sold HIV-contaminated blood products to haemophiliacs, thousands of whom later died of AIDS.

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ne8nP TIL that the Inquisition still officially exists, but in 1965 was renamed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
v1bNx TIL about referred itch, the phenomenon in which a stimulus applied in one region of the body is felt as an itch or irritation in a different part of the body. That’s why by plucking a hair in your arm you may feel an itch on your back.
nNn9 TIL Gili Trawangan, a small mainly Muslim Island that is harsh on alcohol, openly and legally sells and consumes Magic Mushrooms on a regular basis in Milkshakes and eaten like potato chips
oBLRL TIL of James Dean’s 1955 Porsche “Little Bastard” which is rumored to be cursed. The body has disappeared, and parts that were salvaged and went on other cars often caused tragedies.
epVe4 TIL back in the day someone invented a 'horse-powered boat'