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TIL the USA ran secret radiation experiments on unconsenting patients

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JY8G8 TIL when Steve Madden was convicted of fraud and forced to resign as CEO of his company, he created a new position for himself that paid $700k per year while he was in prison.
YlNG TIL on a by weight basis, there is more gold in a smartphone than there is in gold ore. It takes a ton of ore to get 1g of gold. But you can get the same amount from recycling the materials in 41 mobile phones.
BXDd TIL in 1984 Ronald Reagan had 525 electoral votes, more than any other president
aMl9 TIL Both sharks and vaginas have a natural lubricant called squalene
X0Pe8 TIL that former king of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk directed and produced 50 films in his lifetime.