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TIL that natural skin condoms do not protect against STDs because the pores in the condoms are large enough to allow viruses to pass through.

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Wkl9d TIL Jimmy Carter reported seeing an unidentified flying object while at Leary, Georgia, in 1969
6Ebwm TIL about the presocratic philosopher Empedocles. He claimed to have magical powers and a divine status, and would walk around Sicily in a large purple robe. Apparently, he died when he jumped into Etna, an active volcano, to prove to his followers that he really was a god.
oBovo TIL a 12-yr-old Canadian boy was caught after hacking multiple sites in order to trade pirated information to the hacktivist group Anonymous for video games. His lawyer said the boy who had been hacking since age 9 was not politically motivated; he merely saw it as a challenge.
M9xB TIL The Chewbacca defense isn’t just a South Park episode. It is a real legal strategy.
jNW4v TIL after Chuck Berry accused Brian Wilson of stealing the melody of "Sweet Little Sixteen" for "Surfin' USA", the Beach Boys' manager gave Berry the copyright to the tune. He didn't tell the members of the band, however, who learned 25 years later that they weren't getting royalties from the song.