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TIL contrary to popular belief, corruption in El Salvador has increased for the last four years with Bukele as President, and is 23% higher now than before he was elected

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Egmxw TIL back in 2017 a restaurant in West Hollywood, CA called Fat Sal's changed over for 2 days to a "McDowell's Golden Arcs" from Coming to America - serving the Big Mick, Sexual Chocolate Shake and Zmunda fries.
9Y0oX TIL in 1864 when Congress reintroduced the Nickel currency bill they wanted the likeness of Clark on the bill, in reference to soldier William Clark, however the head of the Currency Bureau Spencer M. Clark used his own likeness, which directly led to the abolishment of the Nickel currency bill.
a8kDo TIL of Oskar Speck, a German man who spent seven years kayaking from Europe to Australia. Unfortunately, Australia declared war on Germany shortly before his arrival, and he was arrested on suspicion of espionage as soon as he made landfall.
gooW TIL There is a really simple, low-cost, effective and reversible gel for men to not ejaculate sperm. Injected into the vas deferens, the gel destroys exiting sperm and lasts 10 years (but can be reversed anytime)
5YrXB TIL there's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole on the grounds of the monument. Its purpose is that of a surveying tool that's usually just a metal rod, but because of the location this special version was installed.