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

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rxDw TIL that in 1964 civil rights activists spent the summer in Mississippi registering black voters. The resulting terror campaign against the activists included 35 shootings, 80 beatings, 30 bombings, and 35 church burnings. Several died. Over 1000 people were arrested.
LQwQ TIL that in Korea, there are cat cafes where you can go to drink coffee and hang out with cats for hours.
69MeW TIL the Royal Navy "sunk" three whales during the Falklands War of 1982
J5yk TIL in 1962 Pres. Kennedy invited 49 Nobel Laureates for dinner at the White House. Kennedy remarked, “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”
VN6D TIL to help support his family, Shia LaBeouf would dress up like a clown and sell hot dogs in the park across the sreet from his family’s apartment.