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TIL out of 1,700 sunscreen products sold in the US which were surveyed by a European Environmental Regulatory agency, over half would be banned from shelves in Europe due to harmful chemicals & ineffective protection

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yVWxM TIL there is a Japanese organization, White Hands, which offers "ejaculation help" for males with disabilities who cannot physically masturbate due to paralysis, muscle atrophy, incurable disease, or cerebral palsy.
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P1a8w TIL that the first Special Emmy Award ever given out went to Louis McManus for designing the Emmy itself - and he didn't even get the statue, but rather a plaque.