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TIL the USA ran secret radiation experiments on unconsenting patients

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kLN5 TIL when a 7ft NBA player named Reggie Harding attempted to rob a Detroit gas station with a mask, the attendant said “I know it’s you, Reggie.”, to which he replied “No, man, it ain’t me”
vAnr TIL Jack the Signalman was a baboon who was employed by the railroad in South Africa in the late 1800’s as a signalman. Jack never made a mistake in his 9 years of employment.
vyxR TIL Birmingham (UK) Has more miles of canal than Venice, and any other City in the world.
yQjOJ TIL that about 1 in 5 people suffer from photic sneeze reflex. A genetic condition that causes them to sneeze when exposed to a bright light, like the sun.
rNkd1 TIL after discovering Scarface's popularity among hip hop community, Universal proposed changing its synthesizer score to hip hop. De Palma swiftly declined.